In Meeker Times: Seven Values for Guiding Children in Community - Couverture souple

Idol, Lorna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1496937902 ISBN 13 : 9781496937902

Editeur : Authorhouse, 2014

Synopsis

In Meeker Times is Lorna Idol's whimsical journal into the past, bringing forth into the present values that are likely to bring success to children regardless of where they are raised. She captures some of the essence of her experience of growing up in a very small town in the mountains and countryside of Northwestern Colorado where the residents in this small community helped to raise the children. In Meeker Times contains a collection of 28 stories, most are true and a few are whimsical. Lorna Idol brings to the reader's mind what it was like to grow up in an isolated, rural western town where three, four and even five generations of families live in the same town. Through her stories, she explores the various human characteristics and values that were taught to children in this small and distant place of living. Sometimes, she writes about outside people who did not fully understand about country living and the lessons to be learned. Sometimes, she extends her exploration to how sometimes human characteristics seem to flow over into the behaviors of animals, which abound in the rural life in Colorado. Sometimes, she muses about what might have happened. Primarily, she writes about true events that happened, especially to her ancestors. The stories are organized around seven values for living that were the essence of life and part of one's upbringing in growing and thriving in this small and closely knit community: On Falling in Love, On the Village Raising the Children, On Determination and Persistence, On Listening or Not, On Building Confidence, On Spiritual Practices and On Being Prepared.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lorna Idol, Ph.D. is a professional educator with a lifelong career in the field of education and author of twelve books. Dr. Idol is also a public speaker and an internationally recognized expert in collaborative problem solving and in guiding people to work together in professional teams in education agencies. A key element of her work is in the use of effective tools to improve interpersonal styles of communication and in guiding people in working together. She has worked as an education consultant in teacher development in forty-four states in the United States and in three other countries: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Idol is a former and tenured university professor in two fields: literacy education and special education. She now focuses her work on helping people to become more empowered, confident, and effective in both their personal and professional lives. As a part of these experiences, she has observed many children and met many families. She offers In Meeker Times to families as they explore raising their children in a community with strong and shared values, as well as to readers who simply love the mountains and tales of the West.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Authorhouse
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1496937902
• ISBN 13: 9781496937902
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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