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  Zest for Learning - Developing...

  Bill Lucas, Ellen Spencer

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  In Zest for Learning: Developing curious learners who relish real-world challenges, Bill Lucas and Ellen Spencer explore the ways in which teachers can help their pupils to find their passions, develop independence and challenge themselves to become more expansive learners.
  Young people need more than subject knowledge in order to thrive they need capabilities. The Pedagogy for a Changing World series details which capabilities matter and how schools can develop them.
  A key capability is zest: the curiosity and desire to experience new things. Zest for Learning offers a powerful new synthesis of thinking about what it takes for young people to flourish both in education and in the wider world, especially at a time when preparing them for life beyond school often calls for brave leadership.
  This could be encouraged through, for example, greater engagement with sports and the arts, by collaborating with external bodies such as the Scouts and Guides or the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme or by working with libraries, museums, faith groups and environmental associations.
  In this book Bill and Ellen offer a framework for zest: a practical guide for teachers, underpinned by theory. They draw on a number of areas of knowledge and practice that each have something to contribute to the concept of zest for learning, bringing together ideas in concrete and actionable ways.
  Zest for Learning connects the co-curriculum with the formal curriculum, building both theoretical and practical confidence in the kinds of pedagogies which work well. Bill and Ellen have infused the book with a wide range of ideas for getting pupils to love learning so much that they will be able to learn whatever they want to throughout their lives.
  The authors also go further by presenting case studies that illustrate the successful integration of the co-curriculum with the formal curriculum at various educational institutions, and by providing an A to Z of practical ideas and activities for developing zest in young learners.
  Suitable for all teachers and leaders, in both primary and secondary settings.

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  Summary: The Subtle Art of Not...

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  "No matter where you go, there's a five-hundred-pound load of shit waiting for you. And that's perfectly fine. The point isn't to get away from the shit. The point is to find the shit you enjoy dealing with." – Mark Manson 
    
  Summary of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 
    
  Mark Manson's book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck shares his counterintuitive approach for obtaining a good life. The principles presented are not the typical self-help ideas. Instead, he proposes that prioritizing what is important and giving less thought to everything else can actually lead to a more fulfilling and healthier life. 
    
  What to take from this book? 
  The key to being happy in life is not avoiding pain. In reality, Manson contends that it involves embracing pain and learning how to deal with it. Happiness also pertains to choosing what to truly care about and narrowing one's focus on what matters most. It further entails taking responsibility and letting go of the sense of entitlement, two popular tendencies in today's society. 
    
  Who is this book for? 
  This book is for everyone who cares too much and overthinks everything. It is for every person who has ever second-guessed one's own motives and felt stuck in life. Some of the major topics covered include:Not trying.Accepting suffering as a part of life.Choosing what to truly care about.Giving up thoughts of being exceptional.Taking responsibility.Living a good life.

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  Patient Doctor Privilege

  David A Fulton

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  Being the subject matter and writer, David takes a no-holds-bar approach to deciphering his past. From being a teenager fed up with the lack of guidance from the adults in his life, to an angry 20-year-old that thinks he knows everything and ultimately a man who had to put the pieces back together after being committed to several psych wards on a number of occasions. He never saw the moment on the end of his bed thinking about the nature of the world resulting in him losing touch with reality. But it was the moment he broke through the pressures in the west: to be better; to work harder; and ultimately chase your dreams. That he realised nothing meant anything. The only purpose in life was to laugh when something was funny, cry when something was sad, move when the wind blew, eat when you were hungry and enjoy ever fleeting moment. However, being a disciplined, calculated, accomplished engineer, this new paradigm didn’t fit in with the persona he had spent a like time creating. On multiple occasions these two conflicting worlds clashed and opened up opportunities for growth and self-discovery. But be prepared. While talking about his underlying issues has become second nature for him, and he has been hospital free for several years, his autobiography is confronting, confusing and potentially eye opening. Unlike the hero he thought he was at a young age, he closes with identifying with the coward within and admitting that just because he couldn’t see a future, it didn’t mean one wasn’t awaiting him around the corner. Similarly, to that which is discussed behind closed doors, he opens with inviting you to his ‘Patient Doctor Privilege’. He contests such a privilege needs to be dissolved for the collective benefit and admits despite the necessity to disconnect at times, that each of us, no matter how fucked up we are or even if we’ve hurt someone, we need to talk about it with one another.

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  Dick Clark

  Wink Martindale

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  Dick Clark had taken over for a TV show that served as "filler” and showcased different musical acts.  Young girls were invited to watch as the studio audience, but when they got bored they got up to dance and a camera man caught the moment. From that moment, American Bandstand was born. For teenagers, American Bandstand served as a replacement for hanging out at the local soda shop and listening to the jukebox with friends. Every episode showcased new music, fashion and dance moves. In this 1974 interview, Wink Martindale sits down with Clark to discuss the early years of the program.

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  HOW TO LOVE THE DIFFICULT PEOPLE...

  Crystal Hill

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  ★ Find out how to deal with the difficult people in your life by learning effective strategies ★ 
  Are you sick of trying to love those who are difficult to love? 
  Do you struggle to love without conditions? 
  Would you wish to discover the art of unconditional love? 
  Love is quite possibly the most complicated thing in existence. 
  It can make someone more joyful than at any time and experience the most profound degree of pain. It's hard to accept the imperfections that people have and the imperfections you have in yourself. In any case, the power of love covers weaknesses and faults. 
  The incredible power of love allows you to persevere through things you never felt you could do. Sometimes people do such items that may urge outrage in us. 
  How can we love when things are difficult? 
  Learn to protect your well-being and personal space with this ultimate LOVING guide! 
  Learn how to love, understand, and communicate with difficult people with innovative and refreshing strategies 
  You will acquire the information: 
  · The Intriguing Power of love 
  · The Nature of Love 
  · Major Aspects of Love 
  · The True Love 
  · Love in Relationships 
  · Secrets of Love 
  · How to Cultivate Self-Love 
  · How to Practice the Power of Unconditional Love 
  and a lot more! 
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  The Rocket Book

  Peter Newell

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  The Rocket Book can be listened to while viewing a beautiful facscimile edition at the International Children's Digital Libarary (ICDL): http://childrenslibrary.org/  
  The Rocket Book begins when the son of a building superintendent sets a match to a rocket he discovered in the basement. Suddenly, the rocket blasts its way up through apartment after apartment in a high-rise, disrupting and transforming the humdrum goings-on of twenty families till it is finally stopped cold by something in the attic. An elliptical hole is punched in each of the book's pages and illustrations to signify where the rocket passed through every apartment! As in all of Newell's books, the verse on the verso-page provides commentary on the recto-page illustration.  
  This book and Newell’s The Slant Book pioneered the “special format” children’s literature of today, such as pop-up books or cutout books like Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Newell’s books from 80 years ago have been reprinted, since Newell has undergone a resurgence in popularity much as Dr. Seuss’s books did during the 1980s. This is a boon for teachers and home-schooling parents, since this recording can now be listened to as youngsters page through a real book (ISBN: 0-8048-0505-9) or as they view the ICDL scanned version online (both are a real treat)! (Summary by Denny Sayers)

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