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Nurturing the peacemakers in our students : a guide to writing and speaking out about issues of war and of peace / Chris Weber.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Weber, Chris, 1948-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Peace--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Peace.
Toleration--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Toleration.
World citizenship--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
World citizenship.
War--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
War.
Peace--Study and teaching (Secondary).
United States.
Physical Description:
xii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2006]
Summary:
Chris Weber, as well as a wonderful cast of contributors that includes Peter Elbow, Bill Bigelow, and Jim Burke, demonstrate that by interacting with narratives of children in war, students connect what they take in from the media with the horrible consequences of war, pushing them to greater compassion and inspiring them to take action.
Contents:
The art of discussing issues of war and peace with students
The believing game
Reflective writing
Living, teaching, and learning empathy
Helping our students cope
Educating students about the scourge of landmines
Child soldiers: living in a world of war
Understanding young refugees
Nuclear weapons: the greatest level of savagery
Developing media-literate students
Speaking out
Who are the terrorists?
Teaching peace: one student at a time
Where peace lives: in our hearts
Students' perspectives on teaching peace
Speaking out through protest music.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217).
ISBN:
0325007497
OCLC:
68624022
Publisher Number:
9780325007496

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