The Tone of Teaching
The Language of Pedagogy

Condition: Very Good

About (from back cover): This popular book for parents and teachers is now republished in a second edition, revised and updated. The author defines sound pedagogy as the ability to distinguish effectively between what is appropriate, and what is less appropriate, in our communications and dealing with children and young people. He shows how tactful educators develop a caring attentiveness to the unique; to the uniqueness of children, and to the uniqueness of their individual lives. He describes how this “tone” of teaching can be sustained by the cultivation of a certain kind of seeing, listening, and responding to each child in each particular situation.

Contents:
1 Pedagogical Thoughtfulness and Tact
2 Understanding the Child's World of Possibility
3 The Child's Experience of Curiosity and Wonder
4 Seeing Children Pedagogically
5 Every Child Needs to Be Seen
6 The Importance of Recognition
7 The Pedagogical Dimension of Teaching
8 The Pedagogical Significance of Discipline
9 How Do Children Experience Our Presence?
10 The Power of Atmosphere
11 Children Teach Us Hope and Openness
12 Children are Natural Forgivers