Part One: Foundations
Chapter 1. A New Education for Civility
Chapter 2. Education for Democracy: The Progressive Tradition
Chapter 3. Healthy Self, Healthy Society: Psychology of the
Democratic Life Skills
Chapter 4. Neuroscience and Nurturing Relationships
Part Two: The Early Childhood Lead
Chapter 5. Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: Not Just
for Young Children
Chapter 6. Family-Teacher Partnerships: An Early Childhood
Approach
Chapter 7. Developmentally Appropriate Practice: In the
Classroom
Chapter 8. The Encouraging Classroom: Using Guidance with the
Group
Chapter 9. The Guidance Approach: Guidance with Individual
Children
Chapter 9. The Guidance Approach: Guidance with Individual
Children
Part Three: Teaching for the Democratic Life Skills
Chapter 11. Prelude to Part Three
Chapter 12. Democratic Life Skill 1: Finding Acceptance as a Member
of the Group and as a Worthy Individual
Chapter 13. Democratic Life Skill 2: Expressing Strong Emotions in
Non-Hurting Ways
Chapter 14. Democratic Life Skill 3: Solving Problems Creatively—
Independently and in Cooperation with Others
Chapter 15. Democratic Life Skill 4: Accepting Unique Human
Qualities in Others
Chapter 16. Democratic Life Skill 5: Thinking Intelligently and
Ethically
Chapter 17. Next Steps: Development, Demonstration, and
Practice
Appendix: Initial Operationalization Charts of the Democratic Life
Skills
Glossary
References
Dan Gartrell started his career in education as a teacher at an inner-city elementary school in Ohio and later taught in the Head Start program of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota, USA. He holds a doctorate in teacher education/early childhood and is Professor Emeritus of Early Childhood and Foundations Education at Bemidji State University in Minnesota. As former director of BemidjiAEs Child Development Training Program, a CDA trainer, and a student teaching su- pervisor, he has helped scores of students start their journey to becoming excellent educators. Once introduced at a conference as othe guidance guy,o Dan has spoken extensively on using guidance with young children and related topics. He writes the Guidance Matters column in NAEYCAEs journal, Young Children , and has contributed several additional articles to the journal. The sixth edition of his textbook on guidance, A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom , was published in 2013. Dan has also written The Power of Guidance: Teaching Social-Emotional Skills to Young Children and What the Kids Said Today .
“In this volume, respected guidance expert Dan Gartrell takes on a societal challenge that is absolutely critical today: promoting civility. He makes the case that starting in early childhood is crucial. With his thoughtfulness and depth of experience, store of delightful anecdotes, and engaging and comfortable style, Dan puts civility in the context of best early childhood practices and shows us how to foster it in our classrooms.” —Carol Copple, coeditor of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 “Children learning that ‘I am angry’ trumps ‘You dumb butthead’ is more than humor and anecdote in Dan Gartrell’s book. This is a trip through history, neuroscience, guidance, and examination of what education should be—self-respect together with mutual respect. A must-read for educators, teacher educators, and future educators alike.” —Karen Cairone, Devereux Center for Resilient Children
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