In this series of commentaries J. Krishnamurti, one of the great thinkers of our time, touches upon many human problems-our hopes, our fears, our illusions, our beliefs, our prejudices-and in the simplest language seems to pierce to their roots."The sheer simplicity is breathtaking. The reader is given, in one paragraph, often in one sentence, enough to keep him exploring, questioning, thinking for days." -Anne Morrow Lindbergh."The insight, spiritual...

Foster Classroom Questions is a teacher's resource intended for use in lesson planning, and in the classroom. It contains 112 questions to provoke student engagement and personal response while studying Claire Keegan's novel. Why choose to study Foster by Claire Keegan? • Themes of family, relationships, loneliness, identity and loss. • The setting of the Irish countryside. • Engaging narration of the girl. • Beautifully written. Scene...

Scene by Scene guides are teaching resources. They are short books of questions, designed to save teachers time and lead to rewarding classroom experiences. Each guide is broken down by scene or chapter, to match and complement the text it accompanies. This means that the teacher is provided with a clear list of questions, at every stage of teaching the text. These questions can be used in class, or as homework, and so provide underlying structure...

Quick Hits for Teaching with Digital Humanities: Successful Strategies from Award-Winning Teachers is an edited collection of 24 articles that aims to introduce faculty, administrators, and staff to ways in which digital techniques from the arts, humanities, and social sciences can be incorporated in the classroom. These techniques can enhance learning and professional development experiences for undergraduate and graduate students and faculty alike....

Movies offer us images (and usually sounds) that "throw our nerves in patterns on a screen" (Eliot). In other words, they express the neurological hyperactivity of modern subjects. Films are affect machines, in this respect. Each has its own heartbeat (narrative highs and lows), dramatic expansions and contractions (montage), and changing patterns and light (cinematography). Viewers engage with these affect machines viscerally, such that we are like...

This book presents the thirty-year history of the State of New Jersey's involvement in Holocaust and Genocide education with the establishment of a Council/Commission by Governor Tom Kean and the passage of the legislative "Mandate" in 1994 that students in all grades must learn about the Holocaust and genocide. The book highlights many of the programs and curriculum developments over the years and the importance of the network of Holocaust and Genocide...

This is a book for English teachers, who are teaching Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian and intend to set questions for homework or classwork. This eBook contains 187 questions, divided by chapter, to keep students engaged and actively thinking about the novel. Why choose to study Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian? • Themes of war, abuse and the power of friendship. • The setting of wartime Britain. • The developing friendship...

In this fascinating collection culled from teachings never before brought together in book form, Krishnamurti offers wise reflections and fresh perceptions on love, politics, society, death, self-censorship, relationships, solitude, meditation, spiritual growth, and much more. Thought provocative meditations and in-depth answers, Krishnamurti answers such timeless questions as: What is meditation? What are love and loneliness? What should our relationship...

Este libro aborda diversas problemáticas que plantea la enseñanza de la lengua desde una perspectiva social y cultural. Las escenas de clase en las que se trabajaron distintos contenidos del área, los relatos de prácticas docentes en las que se utilizaron variados libros de texto, las producciones escritas de alumnos de diferentes escuelas públicas y privadas, las transcripciones de las voces de docentes y alumnos y el recorrido por múltiples...

Go green in your classroom! This collection of playful activities will support and complement your classroom curriculum, and the games and activities can be made almost entirely from common household recyclables. Each activity includes simple instructions for creating the game or toy and a list of educational and developmental benefits. Activities are organized into five chapters based on skills being applied, and skills in number sense, objects in...