Author: Joe D. Batten Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1725200287 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 222
Book Description
Joe Batten, one of America's leading management consultants, presents his dynamic can do philosophy of personal and professional fulfillment...a practical action guide based on years of working with successful, goal-oriented people. This isn't a book of nebulous advice, but a highly readable, time-tested, step-by-step program for changing your life!
Author: Joe D. Batten Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 159244251X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 223
Book Description
Joe Batten, one of America's leading management consultants, presents his dynamic "can do" philosophy of personal and professional fulfillment…a practical action guide based on years of working with successful, goal-oriented people. This isn't a book of nebulous advice, but a highly readable, time-tested, step-by-step program for changing your life!
Author: Joe D. Batten Publisher: Addison-Wesley ISBN: 9780201000931 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 213
Book Description
Leads the reader step-by-step into increasingly higher levels of achievement by spelling out a complete philosophy of personal and professional fulfillment, providing charts, checklists, and specific techniques
Author: Patricia E Bailey Publisher: ISBN: 9780228865971 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 220
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BEYOND EXPECTATIONS INTO A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES Insight, inspiration, life lessons and stories from working with children, teens and young adults with diverse abilities. Imagine the possibilities. Imagine the potential. No matter who they are or what their ability is, everyone deserves to reach for their potential through learning from new experiences, connecting with others, and taking a part in life. The possibilities are there, ready to be developed. From toddlers to teens, from neuro-typical children to children with diverse needs, the book brings life to issues, disorders, and syndromes that affect people the readers work with. Through real-life examples, the author shares insights, thought-provoking ideas, examples of techniques, practical strategies, and life lessons. This book is a springboard for the reader's ideas and inspirations. By sharing her 45-year journey working with children, the author becomes the children's voices and the readers' come away with a deeper understanding of their clients and themselves. Together we can make changes and enrich lives. "This book is beautifully written with relevant experiences from all sides of the education team. It is well organized and easy to follow. The experiences are framed in a real-life story instead of your typical educational instruction book. It will be valuable to parents, teachers, special education assistants, and students in college." - Val Cook, parent "This is a must-read informative resource book for all educators, care providers and parents who need to communicate and connect with individuals with diverse abilities. Patricia Bailey has given us a wealth of information bringing experience and theory to life, sharing personal insights into work situations and providing the reader with many examples of shared techniques and of practical strategies." - Linda Raskewicz, support teacher, retired "This book is a valuable resource for social workers, parents, and anyone trying to provide the very best service to our individuals. The author's experiences are invaluable and heartwarming. She has put her soul into the book." - Shannon Timms, administrator with Social Services and Community Living B.C., retired
Author: Interns Publisher: The Little Booktique Hub ISBN: 9390487854 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 237
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“If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.” -Sylvia Plath Expectations are the strong belief that something will happen or be the case. More than anything else, our expectations determine our reality and impact those around us. In a self-fulfilling prophecy, people may rise or fall depending on their expectations and beliefs. This anthology will discuss the disillusionment brought by our expectations. Recognizing the paradox of expectations, the invaluable lesson of learning about sufferings from disenchantments, and coming to a deeper understanding at the crux of the illusion of life, has encouraged the writers to share their stories. Through their work, they have portrayed that when we start to experience and understand the freedom in letting go of unrealistic expectations and embracing gratitude and the present. It doesn’t suddenly make the gap between what we have and what we want disappear, but it does allow us to regain our happiness. It also creates space in our head. Space that’s no longer absorbed by negative emotions and hostile thoughts. Learning to accept what is rather than what should be is powerful. Thus, enforcing the idea that the antidote to expectations may be cultivating gratitude. When we learn to let go of our unrealistic expectations, an open road unfolds right in front of us. One full of new possibilities, ready and waiting for us to create your own path.
Author: Judith L. Pace Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317816625 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 147
Book Description
At a time when debate over school reform commands unprecedented attention, Judith L. Pace argues we must grapple with the underlying challenges of classroom teaching and, at the same time, strive to realize the ideals of democratic education. Building on three qualitative studies in grades four through twelve, The Charged Classroom examines the deeply embedded tensions, escalating pressures, and exciting possibilities of the contemporary American public school classroom. Through detailed descriptions and analyses of social studies and English language arts classrooms, Pace disentangles how teachers and students navigate three charged arenas: academic expectations, discussion of provocative topics, and curricular demands. In each domain, democratic learning opportunities, such as promotion of positive student identity, dialogue across differences, and exploration of conflict, are both opened up and closed down. A passionate and persuasive call for education reform, the book offers crucial insights about the realities of teaching and key recommendations for advancing democratic education in a multicultural society.
Author: Derek Bok Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 069121235X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 232
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How our colleges and universities can respond to the changing hopes and needs of society In recent decades, cognitive psychologists have cast new light on human development and given colleges new possibilities for helping students acquire skills and qualities that will enhance their lives and increase their contributions to society. In this landmark book, Derek Bok explores how colleges can reap the benefits of these discoveries and create a more robust undergraduate curriculum for the twenty-first century. Prior to this century, most psychologists thought that creativity, empathy, resilience, conscientiousness, and most personality traits were largely fixed by early childhood. What researchers have now discovered is that virtually all of these qualities continue to change through early adulthood and often well beyond. Such findings suggest that educators may be able to do much more than was previously thought possible to teach students to develop these important characteristics and thereby enable them to flourish in later life. How prepared are educators to cultivate these qualities of mind and behavior? What do they need to learn to capitalize on the possibilities? Will college faculties embrace these opportunities and make the necessary changes in their curricula and teaching methods? What can be done to hasten the process of innovation and application? In providing answers to these questions, Bok identifies the hurdles to institutional change, proposes sensible reforms, and demonstrates how our colleges can help students lead more successful, productive, and meaningful lives.
Author: Kaui Hart Hemmings Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476725810 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 288
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Descendants—a “funny, insightful, and unsentimental” (People, 4 stars) novel about a grieving mother and the shocking surprise that may help her reclaim her hold on life. In the idyllic ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado, Sarah St. John is reeling. Three months ago, her twenty-two-year-old son, Cully, died in an avalanche. Sarah’s father, a retiree, tries to distract her from her grief with gadgets from the home shopping channel. Sarah’s best friend offers life advice by venting details of her own messy divorce. Even Cully’s father reemerges, stirring more emotions and confusion than Sarah needs. But Sarah feels she is facing the stages of grief—the anger, the sadness, the letting go—alone; she desperately wants to hear the swoosh of her son’s ski pants, or watch him skateboard past her window. And one day a strange girl arrives on her doorstep. Unexpected and unexplained, she bears a secret from Cully that could change all of their lives forever. With wry wit and intuition, Kaui Hart Hemmings highlights the subtle poignancies of grief and relationships in this stunning look at people faced with impossible choices. Called “surprisingly entertaining” (The New York Times Book Review) and “familiar yet richly, astutely observant and reflective” (The Boston Globe), The Possibilities brilliantly portrays tragic ineffability with grace and hope.
Author: David Huron Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262303302 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 477
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The psychological theory of expectation that David Huron proposes in Sweet Anticipation grew out of the author's experimental efforts to understand how music evokes emotions. These efforts evolved into a general theory of expectation that will prove informative to readers interested in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology as well as those interested in music. The book describes a set of psychological mechanisms and illustrates how these mechanisms work in the case of music. All examples of notated music can be heard on the Web. Huron proposes that emotions evoked by expectation involve five functionally distinct response systems: reaction responses (which engage defensive reflexes); tension responses (where uncertainty leads to stress); prediction responses (which reward accurate prediction); imagination responses (which facilitate deferred gratification); and appraisal responses (which occur after conscious thought is engaged). For real-world events, these five response systems typically produce a complex mixture of feelings. The book identifies some of the aesthetic possibilities afforded by expectation, and shows how common musical devices (such as syncopation, cadence, meter, tonality, and climax) exploit the psychological opportunities. The theory also provides new insights into the physiological psychology of awe, laughter, and spine-tingling chills. Huron traces the psychology of expectations from the patterns of the physical/cultural world through imperfectly learned heuristics used to predict that world to the phenomenal qualia we experienced as we apprehend the world.
Author: Laura Vanderkam Publisher: Portfolio ISBN: 0525538941 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 146
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Despite putting in tons of extra work, ambitious consultant Riley Jenkins keeps losing clients who say they're looking for fresher ideas. When her firm send her on a women's leadership retreat, Riley is forced to put her phone and learn from the mysterious, kindly group leader who seems to be able to achieve so much with so little stress. Through this charming and inspiring story, bestselling author Laura Vanderkam applies everything she's learned about time-management and work-life balance.
Author: Joe D. Batten
Author: Joe D. Batten
Author: Joe D. Batten
Author: Patricia E Bailey
Author: Interns
Author: Judith L. Pace
Author: Derek Bok
Author: Kaui Hart Hemmings
Author: David Huron
Author: Laura Vanderkam