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Talking About Books is being reissued because it is clear that a focus on dialogue about books within a literate community remains important to teachers. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: College of arts and sciences, University of Buffalo in 1920 in 129 pages; Subjects: Education; Education / General; Education / Aims ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1421 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: We continue to receive requests from Readers of First Things (ROFTERS) who would like to convene independent discussion groups in their local communities.(While We're At It)
Publication: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: Institute on Religion and Public Life
Issue: 142Page: 71(2)

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This new and expanded edition lists more than 1,500philosophy-related web sites, over 300 mailing lists, andapproximately 60 newsgroups. Entries in over 50 categories arepresented in five sections. ... Read more

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An eclectic collection of stories, adventures, remberances, philosophy, advice and poetry by twenty nine members and former members of the Writer's Discussion Group of the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... Read more

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Presents the principles and practical applications needed to work effectively in small groups both in and out of the classroom. The text emphasizes critical thinking and uses a general systems theory framework to help analyze the complex human system of the small group. ... Read more

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This is a very interesting book that is being used as a college class text book.The book is very insightful and thought-provoking.Good purchase for a communications major in college. ... Read more

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A Great Resource for Enhancing Discussion
Donald Bligh's book WHAT'S THE POINT IN DISCUSION is a wonderful resource for discussion-based learning. Bligh provides a comprehensive and practical guide for any teacher from high school to higher education. A must for the pedagogue's library. ... Read more

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Even though there is a cover pic of a silly kid, this is a grown-up activity. I tried not to use the typical topics for these questions to ask yourself or others. You can do it alone, or in a group; with a small amount of time, or at great length. We all have questions about the unseen and undecided world. My mind was racing one day so I figured I should write my questions down, which led to more questions. Then I wrote down things that I thought would just be interesting to listen to in a discussion group. By thinking about or discussing your answers to all these, I hope to expand our total collective thought patterns or belief, or at least learn a little from each other. This is written in an informal manner, but the direction I am steering you in can become quite serious indeed. I'm interested to see if any previous ideas you had on each subject changed, became stronger, or totally got shot down. Each question relates to each person a little differently, so be ready to explain and sometimes defend your answers. Personal experiences and backgrounds will come into play, eventually revealing our willingness to work together. Explore the possibilities, and try not to get mad at your friends. FYI, it starts out a little mild in order to get you in the mood. Have fun! ... Read more

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Facilitating as a method of course instruction is increasingly being used in the fields of education and training. In the role of facilitator, a teacher or trainer reduces the amount of direct instruction given to the group of learners and instead facilitates more active and self-directed learning. This handbook presents the rationale for adopting the role of facilitator in an experiential learning context. It covers every kind of group work, including - personal development and therapy, interpersonal skills, specialist professional skills, self-directed and peer learning and problem-solving, discussion and decision making. Using many real-life examples, tables, graphs and figures, the author offers guidance which will enable trainers and teachers to adopt the facilitator style most appropriate to the needs of their own students. John Heron was the founder, and until recently director, of the Human Potential Research Group at the University of Surrey. He is now a training consultant. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Sojourners, published by Sojourners on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 708 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Community.com: churches shouldn't ignore the meetup phenomenon.(Come Together)(Meetup.com)
Author: Jesse Holcomb
Publication: Sojourners (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: Sojourners
Volume: 33Issue: 5Page: 9(1)

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This sourcebook of ideas is designed to help teachers, students and others interested in education to understand and engage in philosophical enquiry with children. It illustrates how philosophical discussion can help promote critical thinking as well as the moral and social values essential for citizenship in a democratic society. It also shows how a community of enquiry can be created in any classroom, enriching learning across the whole curriculum. ... Read more

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just great - a must for teachers
Children are never too young to think and have, and express, their own opinion in many situations.
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Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Teaching Thinking is a guide to using classroom discussion to promote student learning and literacy. Author Robert Fisher (Professor of Education at Brunel University) offers an easily accessible wealth of ideas to facilitate philosophical discussion, to present contexts for moral education, to improving the quality of critical thinking, and more. A welcomed resource and a useful tool, Teaching Thinking is especially commended to the attention of classroom teachers at the secondary school and collegiate levels of instruction. ... Read more

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This book was written with the belief that philosophy, the use of reason and argument in seeking truth and knowledge of reality, can assist with children's thinking, speaking and listening skills as well as providing a stimulus and structure for morals enquiry within the PSE/citizenship curriculum. Drawing on the authors' own research with primary children, this work addresses the issue of developing disciplined enquiry as an essential component in schooling and shows teachers how to develop this enquiry approach in their practice. The authors illustrate, with the aid of case studies, the content of a social and moral curriculum, the role of the teacher and the children. The book is divided into four parts: part one discusses getting started and introduces new techniques; part two looks at rehearsing and developing new techniques ; part three shows the reader how to gain confidence and search for boundaries; and part four covers the process of tackling secrets and re-establishing boundaries. ... Read more

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Prominent observers complain that public discourse in America is shallow and unedifying. This debased condition is often attributed to, among other things, the resurgence of religion in public life. Steven Smith argues that this diagnosis has the matter backwards: it is not primarily religion but rather the strictures of secular rationalism that have drained our modern discourse of force and authenticity.

Thus, Rawlsian “public reason” filters appeals to religion or other “comprehensive doctrines” out of public deliberation. But these restrictions have the effect of excluding our deepest normative commitments, virtually assuring that the discourse will be shallow. Furthermore, because we cannot defend our normative positions without resorting to convictions that secular discourse deems inadmissible, we are frequently forced to smuggle in those convictions under the guise of benign notions such as freedom or equality.

Smith suggests that this sort of smuggling is pervasive in modern secular discourse. He shows this by considering a series of controversial, contemporary issues, including the Supreme Court’s assisted-suicide decisions, the “harm principle,” separation of church and state, and freedom of conscience. He concludes by suggesting that it is possible and desirable to free public discourse of the constraints associated with secularism and “public reason.”