Educating the Heart : Lessons to Build Respect and Responsibility

by Siccone, Frank; Lopez, Lulu

• ISBN13: 9780205313648
• ISBN10: 0205313647
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Educating the Heart is a resource specifically designed to help teachers meet two of the most demanding challenges they face: building students' respect for themselves and others, and promoting both personal and social responsibility. It provides the tools teachers need to turn their classroom into a safe and productive learning environment where students are empowered to make a difference in their own lives as well as the lives of others. In the second section, lessons on interdependence encourage students to value one another and work cooperatively.

Table of Contents

Each chapter includes “Suggested Student Readings.”

I. SELF-RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE.

Freedom to Be Me.

1. Identity: Who Am I?
The Name Game.
The Name Game II.
Name Toss.
Name Flag.
Let Your Fingers Do the Talking.
Name Interviews.
A Sandwich by Any Other Name.

2. Pride and Joy: Celebrating Self.
Favorite Things.
If You Were … .
I Just Wrote to Say, “I Love You.”
I Love Myself Even When … .
To Change the Things I Can.
Relaxing at the Beach.
Stress Stoppers.
Highlights of My Life.
Award Winners.
Key Learnings.
Teacher Checklist.

II. RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND INTERDEPENDENCE.

Freedom to Be We.

3. Social Identity: Roots from Which to Grow.
Willkommen, Bienvenidos, Welcome.
We Are More Alike Than Different.
The Joy of Eating.
My Own Culture.
The Cultures We Are.
Sense Us.
Family Values.

4. Sharing and Support: Celebrating Connections.
That's What Friends Are For.
What Kind of Friend Am I?
Buddy Teams.
Promises to Keep.
My Circle of Friends.
Everyone Belongs.
Giver's Gain.
WHAM (What's Hot about Me)?
Put Ups.
Key Learnings.
Teacher Checklist.

III. SELF-RESPECT AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Making Life Work.

5. Empowerment: The Force Be with You.
Ain't It Awful?
Maybe Yes, Maybe No.
E + R = O.
Sticks and Stones.
Shattering Stereotypes.
Odd Jobs Scavenger Hunt.
From Victim to Leader.
From Vision to Action.
Power Full.

6. Achievement: Celebrating Success.
Success Is … .
Success Collage.
Highlights of My Life II.
Favorite Excuses.
I Can't/I Haven't Yet.
Intention versus Mechanism.
Report Card Affirmation.
Four Thinkers.
Using All My Smarts.
Captain Self-Esteem.
Key Learnings.
Teacher Checklist.

IV. RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Making the World Work.

7. Collaboration: Can't We All Get Along?
SHARE to Show You Care.
Are You Listening?
Name That Team.
Team Trust Walk.
Team Problem Solving.
The Three Blind Men and the Elephant.
Taking a Stand.
Win - Win.
Fighting Fair, Part I.
Fighting Fair, Part II.
Fighting Fair, Part III.
The Meaning of Gang.
Some Facts about Gangs.
Saying No, Part I.
Saying No, Part II.
Making a Difference: Creating Alternatives to Gang Membership.
Let There Be Peace on Earth: Conflict Management.
Unequal Resources.
Streamers.

8. Contribution: Celebrating Service.
Nobel Prize Winners.
Lend a Hand.
Community-Service Projects.
Saving the Planet.
World Travelers.
Pen Pals.
A World of Friends.
World Leaders.
World Leaders: The Televised Summit.
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.
Key Learnings.
Teacher Checklist.

References.