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Vivian Gussin Paley (1929–2019), a longtime classroom teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, was a MacArthur Fellow and winner of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement.
A tour de force… Years from now we may know the fruit of the trees
Vivian Paley and her associates have planted. It will be easy,
then, to recognize her former students. When asked to recall their
kindergarten experiences, they surely will begin with the words,
‘Once upon a time…’
*Chicago Tribune*
The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter is, among other things, an
original essay on the practice of teaching young children… Vivian
Paley’s innovation is her use of children’s stories as a vehicle of
instruction… Paley is an artist whose medium is children in the
classroom. The end product of her year’s work is a group of
children who can live comfortably with themselves and with one
another. This group of children will soon scatter. But each child
will always carry a bit of Vivian Paley along with him or her, and
that is the way in which a gifted teacher’s art lives on.
*New York Times Book Review*
For those interested in…the education of the spirit, this is
finally a heartening and challenging book.
*Times Educational Supplement*
There are many funny moments…[and] an attractive humility in
Paley’s work… Anyone who was once a child, and especially those who
were once helicopters, will enjoy it.
*Kansas City Star*
Humanity, wisdom, and understanding are the words that come to mind
when reading Paley’s latest book. She offers a view into the world
of children that is respectful of their strengths and complexity…
This book shines with an authenticity that comes from the voice of
the teacher, not the observer… [It] should be required reading for
all those working with children of any age. They and other readers
will find it an absorbing and enlightening experience.
*Choice*
A tour de force... Years from now we may know the fruit of the
trees Vivian Paley and her associates have planted. It will be
easy, then, to recognize her former students. When asked to recall
their kindergarten experiences, they surely will begin with the
words, 'Once upon a time...' -- Thomas J. Cottle * Chicago Tribune
*
The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter is, among other things, an
original essay on the practice of teaching young children... Vivian
Paley's innovation is her use of children's stories as a vehicle of
instruction... Paley is an artist whose medium is children in the
classroom. The end product of her year's work is a group of
children who can live comfortably with themselves and with one
another. This group of children will soon scatter. But each child
will always carry a bit of Vivian Paley along with him or her, and
that is the way in which a gifted teacher's art lives on. -- David
Elkind * New York Times Book Review *
For those interested in...the education of the spirit, this is
finally a heartening and challenging book. -- Geoff Fox * Times
Educational Supplement *
There are many funny moments...[and] an attractive humility in
Paley's work... Anyone who was once a child, and especially those
who were once helicopters, will enjoy it. -- David Perkins * Kansas
City Star *
Humanity, wisdom, and understanding are the words that come to mind
when reading Paley's latest book. She offers a view into the world
of children that is respectful of their strengths and complexity...
This book shines with an authenticity that comes from the voice of
the teacher, not the observer... [It] should be required reading
for all those working with children of any age. They and other
readers will find it an absorbing and enlightening experience. --
S. Sugarman * Choice *
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