Reaching for the Reins: Stories of At-Risk Students Empowered by Serving Others through Equine Therapy - Couverture souple

Carlsen, Tara

 
9781491707272: Reaching for the Reins: Stories of At-Risk Students Empowered by Serving Others through Equine Therapy
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ISBN 10 : 1491707275 ISBN 13 : 9781491707272
Editeur : iUniverse, 2013

Synopsis

Tara Carlsen wanted to help at-risk students learn without relying on stale, clinical teaching methods. Instead of trying to find solutions in the classroom, the mathematics teacher transplanted failing students from an alternative high school to a horse ranch. There, she encouraged them to reach for the reins, and she witnessed dramatic results. Students who could not relate to their peers or teachers could relate to horses-and suddenly their futures looked a whole lot brighter. Carlsen and her students proceeded to take an inspiring journey, learning the basics of horsemanship through equine-assisted learning-a therapeutic approach to interpersonal development using horse-related activities. After learning the basics, the students taught peers with special needs what they'd learned, drawing upon their own struggles and triumphs to help them achieve success. Punctuated with humor, heartbreak, and hard-won triumph, Reaching for the Reins chronicles the struggles and successes of these students over five years.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Tara Carlsen wanted to help at-risk students learn without relying on stale, clinical teaching methods. Instead of trying to find solutions in the classroom, the mathematics teacher transplanted failing students from an alternative high school to a horse ranch. There, she encouraged them to reach for the reins, and she witnessed dramatic results. Students who could not relate to their peers or teachers could relate to horses-and suddenly their futures looked a whole lot brighter. Carlsen and her students proceeded to take an inspiring journey, learning the basics of horsemanship through equine-assisted learning-a therapeutic approach to interpersonal development using horse-related activities. After learning the basics, the students taught peers with special needs what they'd learned, drawing upon their own struggles and triumphs to help them achieve success. Punctuated with humor, heartbreak, and hard-won triumph, Reaching for the Reins chronicles the struggles and successes of these students over five years.

Biographie de l'auteur

Tara Carlsen has a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's in education leadership. She teaches mathematics at an alternative public high school in southwest Michigan, where she lives with her husband and horse. This is her first book.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1491707275
ISBN 13 
9781491707272
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
226
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  1491707283 ISBN 13 :  9781491707289
Editeur : iUniverse, 2013
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