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Education in general |
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10/08/00 (53 review reads) |
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Advantages: Helps educators to enhance their teaching
Disadvantages: None
Canfield, J. and Wells, H. C. 1994 100 Ways to Enhance Self Concept in the Classroom Allyn and Bacon (Massachusetts).
It has long been my belief that one of the most important aspects of learning is self confidence. Canfield and Wells explain why this is in a way that can be understood by everyone. A highlight for me is Poker Chip theory which provides a demonstration of how pupils with low and high self esteem differ in their learning. I have used this demonstration in a seminar and it works a treat.
The book is written with such passion and belief that to read it is a joy. This book is of enormous practical use to educators as a whole but mainly to classroom teachers. It provides one hundred exercises aimed at enhancing self esteem. The exercise
achieve this by teaching pupils about themselves and about each other. These exercises counsel without counselling. By that I mean that the pupils will learn about themselves and others and also about challenges that they will meet in the educational setting and in everyday life without simply sitting down and talking it through with an adult. These exercises show that everybody is different and that is to be celebrated.
I would recommend this book to classroom teachers as it will help them to foster an atmosphere of individual and group confidence in the classroom and develop principals of co-operation in learning.
Even though the book is not aimed at those in higher education I would urge students and lecturers to read it. This is because of the understanding that one can gain of self confidence in the learning process. I am sure that many of the exercises presnted could be adapted to many different educational settings.
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