Category: Book Club

Hello again! We're on chapter five now and talking about helping youths recognize their own power. This chapter reminded me of a Professional Development session I attended a couple months ago which discussed disciplining kids. In order for any type of discipline to be effective, it has to be meaningful and the kids have to… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 5

Hello, and welcome to our discussion of chapter four! For those just joining in, we're reading The Resilience Revolution by Larry K. Brendtro and Scott J. Larson. This chapter is titled "Nurturing Talent" and, unsurprisingly, it talks about how to best aid troubled youths in finding what they're good at. This chapter really struck me… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 4

We're about halfway through the book now! Three cheers for becoming better teachers! This chapter is all about building trust with challenging kids. This can be difficult to do, especially when dealing with older youths. When I taught High School, I would have about 170 kids each year. So if someone didn't bother showing up… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 3

As I discussed two weeks ago, my co-workers and I are reading, and subsequently discussing, a book called The Resilience Revolution. We like to call this fancy time together a book club. But we do it at work, so there's no wine. Let me begin my discussion of this chapter by stating that I'm really… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 2

I am very lucky to work with a staff who are passionate about their work, always seeking to improve, and who are social. Possessing all of these traits, one of my co-workers suggested at the beginning of the year that we should start a book club. We began with a book called "The Hidden Power… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 1