A Case for Kindness A New Look at the Teaching Ethic |
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| Author:
| Broidy, Steve |
| Series title: | The Academy for Educational Studies Book Series Focuses Serious Attention on the Often-Missed Nexus of Educational Theory and Educational Practice. the Volumes in This Series, Both Monographs and Edited Collections, Consider Theoretical, Philosophical, Historical, Sociological and Other Conceptual Orientations in Light of What Those Orientations Can Tell Readers about Successful Classroom Practice |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9755-0202-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | Myers Education Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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"Simple acts of kindness" are not so simple. Broidy argues both for the complexity of kindness in action, and for the value of an approach to teachers' relationship with their students and other clients that is rooted in a "sensibility of kindness." Broidy's case for kindness begins by disentangling the concept of kindness from its many near relations. He traces the role of kindness and related concepts in both American educational history and in modern organizations promoting their...
More Description"Simple acts of kindness" are not so simple. Broidy argues both for the complexity of kindness in action, and for the value of an approach to teachers' relationship with their students and other clients that is rooted in a "sensibility of kindness." Broidy's case for kindness begins by disentangling the concept of kindness from its many near relations. He traces the role of kindness and related concepts in both American educational history and in modern organizations promoting their versions of kindness.