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Bringing Out Their Best: Values Education and Character Development Through Traditional Tales
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Product Description
Here are more than 60 tales that exemplify, support, and promote the strong values and character traits that we wish to instill in our youth today. They also support the character education that is being mandated in state after state throughout the country. Grouped into 12 sections based on specific values, such as love, perserverance, fairness, and cooperation (with a separate chapter on dealing with bullies), these tales have been passed down through the ages in diverse cultures and traditions from all over the world--from Japan and India to Greece, Scotland, Africa, and the Americas. There are folktales, fables, Zen Buddhist tales, stories from the Judeo Christian Bible--even true historic tales. At the end of each section, educator and storyteller Norma Livo offers activity ideas and suggestions for discussions pertinent to specific stories and values. In addition, there is an appendix of general activity ideas that can be used in character education.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1481681 in Books
- Published on: 2003-04
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .98 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 278 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
?As more and more school systems are adding "character education" to their curricula, book approval committees are finding that the number of new titles on value education is swelling. Some of these titles are good and some are not so good. Fortunately, Livo- an educator and storyteller for over 50 years- has written one that is very good....This reviewer, a public school teacher at a middle school where every Friday "homebase" period is dedicated, schoolwide, to "character education," will certainly be using some of the shorter stories for discussion on Friday mornings with her class.?-Kliatt
About the Author
NORMA J. LIVO, Professor Emerita, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, has written numerous books and articles on storytelling and has a national following as a storyteller. She has served on the board of directors for the National Storytelling Association and received the NSA leadership award for the Western region. She lives in Lakewood, Colorado.
