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Jumping the Queue: An Inquiry into the Legal Treatment of Students with Learning Disabilities
Mark Kelman , and
Gillian Lester
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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This book weighs alternative conceptions of the equal opportunity principle through an empirical and ethical exploration of the Federal law that directs local school districts to award special educational opportunities to students who are classified as learning disabled (LD). Mark Kelman and Gillian Lester consider the degree to which students with learning disabilities (rather than merely slow learners, the socially disadvantaged, or even the gifted) are entitled to benefits that might well prove advantageous to their classmates, such as extra time to complete an exam or expensive, individually tailored educational programs.
They examine the vexing question of how we should distribute extra educational funds: should we give them to those who have fewer material resources to begin with, to those who might benefit more than others from extra resources, or should we simply strive to create greater equality of outcome? The book exposes a growing conflict between those who want to distribute scarce resources on an individual basis to children who are in need whatever the reason, and those who seek to eliminate group inequalities.
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Jumping: Learning and Teaching
Manufacturer: Wilshire Book Company
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ASIN: B000GKYB04 |
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Equestrian book that covers jumping from the perspectives of both learning & teaching. The book has 25 chapters divided into two parts: The Education of the Rider and The Education of the Horse. There is also an extensive glossary.
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Jumping: learning and teaching
Jean Froissard
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Eeek! Insects jumping from the canvas.(learning painting) : An article from: Arts & Activities
Marie Anne Morgan Dazzi
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This digital document is an article from Arts & Activities, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2006. The length of the article is 649 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: Eeek! Insects jumping from the canvas.(learning painting)
Author: Marie Anne Morgan Dazzi
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Arts & Activities (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 139
Issue: 3
Page: 28(2)
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How to Build Realistic Scenery 3rd Edition
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great for building rocks and mountains. .......2007-07-25
Very good advice. excellent Step by step approach. The book tries hard to keep up with the latest technology and trends. I have the first edition, which I believe to hold a better overall perspective of scenery construction and color theory, which seems to be missing from the current edition. The two editions do complement each other quite well however. This edition goes into a great deal of detail of realistic rock outcropping construction. it would be nice if other aspects of scenery creation were treated with as much detail and finesse, such as trees, water, ground cover and prairie grass.
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Excellent scenery tips.......2007-05-30
Dave Frary presents this topic in a logical, progressive manner. Even if you have experience in building scenery, I'm sure you will still find some useful tips.
A McClanahan Update.......2007-05-15
This book rivals the Bill McClanahan version from the fifties and sixties with updated, modern tools and techniques. It's a nice juxtaposition, and I use ideas from both.
Practical basic advice, up to date.......2007-05-07
I am more of a technical model railroader, interested in software and decoder technology. Scenery is something I feel uncomfortable with. This book helps a great deal, with very practical how-to information, including where to get materials and tips on how to do what to more seasoned scenery builders would be obvious. But there are enough new things that old hands may find it useful too.
The best hands-on reference guide.......2007-02-02
I've used a variety of references, but Dave Frary's book, now in its third edition, is the most comprehensive and easy to use. It has become my go-to reference on everything from backdrop painting to scenery construction. Frary provides great photographs with step-by-step instructions for everything, even including helpful suggestions for mixing paint colors to achieve the desired effect.
I recently misplaced my copy and felt lost without it. I had to order a replacement before I could move ahead with my backdrop project.
Book Description
You don't have to have a green thumb to enjoy fragrant flowers, nutritious vegetables, healthy herbs, and tasty fruits. In The Everything® Gardening Book, noted gardener and author Allan A. Swenson presents down-to-earth advice for choosing the right tools, improving your soil, picking the best plant varieties, fending off unwanted bugs, knowing when to water, and much more.
Featuring an eight-page color insert and useful illustrations throughout, The Everything® Gardening Book is the one book you need to start reaping Mother Nature's rich bounty right in your own backyard.
With a minimum of time and effort, you will learn to:
·Match plant varieties with location and climate
·Make the most of hybrid varieties
·Maintain a longer and more productive plant life
·Garden chemical-free
·Mulch like a pro
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Pay Attention to the Reviews.......2007-02-18
The only good reviews are from people who didn't use it on autistic children or altered the method to leave out forced holding. Should get you thinking.
I'm with those on the side of concerns...........2006-10-30
This method, when used appropriately, may be useful for some children who do not have "severe" attachment issues. Children with secure attachments who have normal "acting out" behaviors will probably not be adversely effected by forced holds, and may show some signs of benefits (though I question whether those same benefits would not be achieved by minimized physical contact while coaching a child in expressing their emotions through words). I strongly advocate against this method for children with anxious or avoidant attachment patterns--as do most other therapuetic professionals I work with (I, personally, am not a professional--but an adult who has worked through the challenges of anxious/avoidant attachment styles).
From my experiences and the numerous reports of others in similar circumstances, I have come to believe that forced holdings may appear to have short term benefits. After all, children with insecure attachment patterns are primed for survival, and if you must submit to forced holdings in order to survive you will quickly learn to do so. However, in the long run, forced holding has adverse effects on attachment and responsiveness to physical contact. Personally, after entering therapy of my own accord in college it took two years before I was able to willingly allow someone to hug me (though I still would submit to hugs in situations where it was "culturally appropriate"). Forced holding did nothing for my attachment patterns--though initially there may have been a decrease in negative externalized behaviors (followed by an increase in internalized behaviors such as self-injury and suicidal ideation).
On the other hand--using these methods for voluntary holds can work wonders, I use "holding time" as a voluntary activity for many of the emotionally challenged (and emotionally typical) children I work with. The benefits of voluntary and appropriate physical contact can not be emphasised enough.
For good guidelines on appropriate intervention techniques, try Dr. Becky Bailey's "Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline" and "I Love You Rituals". The "I Love You" rituals alone are often enough for me, as a teacher, to break through with difficult children--and they are all presented in method that is voluntary, interactive, and nonthreatening--unlike forced holds.
When done correctly is AMAZING!.......2006-09-12
I think one can implement this type of "discipline" incorrectly and cause damage, like another review speaks of...child can come to hate touch and hugs. But when done right it makes a world of difference. Unfortunately I got a late start w/ my daughter...she was 6 before I discovered this book. Its a late and more challenging age to start but when we used this method we had a wonderful experience. I HIGHLY starting this method on your tiny ones. Its reassuring to them and builds their sense of trust. Another note: Parents should be the only ones implementing this form. Not strangers- that is dangerous, so the babysitter is out and so is the teacher. This is intimate and very rewarding for child and parent. I strongly suggest it to all parents. But be open, I'm not saying it works with every child, like spanking doesn't work with every child, nor do time-outs.
Holding is not easy but it works.......2006-05-13
Holding is difficult. It depends on the family strength and will-power to maintain a nurturing connection with the child. But I am truly convinced that, in the case of my children at least, both of my adopted children would have been in deep trouble. Their behavior was terrible in the extreme. James, age 9, would have become a sociopath and ended up in prison. Sonia, age 10, would have been engaged in antisocial behaviors - shoplifting, self-mutilation or teenage pregancy. I've seen it too often in other families. In our case we needed coaching on how to safely do holding within our family. But after we got it (a 2-day program) we were able to dramatically alter the behavior of both children. Before the 2-day intensive program, they would fight all day long, a major meltdown every 25 minutes. After the intensive I think they went 6 months without a fight. It was like someone cut fighting out of our home life. Is it hard? Yes. Is it countercultural? Yes. But for those families lucky enough to have supportive resources for the mom (who ends up doing the big share of nurturing) it works.
Thank you with all my heart.......2006-03-21
My husband and I adopted three sisters from romania. They were 2, 3 and 5 when we brought them home. I am writing the story of our adoption for infertility, adoption and parenting, and have gotten to the part where I bought your book, desperately looking for a way to handle my youngest daughter's tantrums.
"I stayed up late the night the book arrived, reading it from cover to cover. It made sense! It really did, and it was all about the bond that forms with mother and child, the bond that happens when gazing into each other's eyes, while nursing, something my baby never had, and I certainly didn't share with her either. The author said it wasn't too late to create the bond, and outlined her steps of "holding time". I was excited when I told my husband about it, but he seemed skeptical. How do you recreate that bond? The book said during a temper tantrum you should hold your child in your lap, as though you were going to nurse, or cuddle, and make eye contact, and just keep saying, I love you. I was anxious to try it with my daughter. She didn't make me wait long.
She had a screaming fit after school. I don't remember why. I told her sisters to keep playing in the kitchen, and carried my screaming, bucking girl into the living room where I sat on the couch with her in my arms. As the book described, she flung herself backwards and tried very hard to get away from me. She kicked and screamed blue bloody murder, making me thankful we still had no neighbors. It wasn't easy to hold her, but I did, it wasn't easy to keep my voice calm, but I did. I told her her screams hurt my ears, said it over and over until she understood me, and gradually stopped. I kept my eyes on hers, following her tossing head, trying to get her to look at me. I told her again and again how much I loved her. As described in the book, the most amazing transformation took place. She calmed down, started to look at me, then melted in my arms. She sighed a huge sigh and went limp, staring at me like she had never seen me before. I rocked her, cradling her in my arms, and got lost in her eyes.
She told me she loved me. I started crying. Her tiny hand came to my face, and wiped my tears. She started to comfort me, and that moment of pure love shared with her will stay with me forever. She looked in my eyes without blinking, pure and complete trust in her face, and asked me if she had been in my belly. I was blown away. I never expected such a question. She knew she was adopted, but she asked me with such a need that I said, yes, you were in my belly, and I meant it, she was my daughter, if she needed to feel a part of me, well, I needed it too. I held her like that until she fell asleep."
I have had many mothers thank me for sharing this, telling me they were ordering copies of your book. My girls are now 7, 8 and 9, and we are still holding. Thank you with all my heart.
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As in all his books, Heckler draws from personal experience: training his horse, cultivating presence in aikido dojos, consulting with business executives, raising children. A masterful and encompassing book, Holding the Center develops from the fulcrum of the self in the natural world. Many of Heckler’s lessons arise from his life as a householder and father. Community is a larger family—we make alliances to “take care of what matters to us.” But, as Heckler teaches, that takes listening to others with an open heart, and learning what the needs of others are.
The world can be a sanctuary, if we find a balance between instinct and choice. Richard Strozzi Heckler sounds an important call about the interplay between power and generosity in these subtle and luminous essays.
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I love this book.......2005-08-21
I was introduced to Richard's work through a friend who had been in the Marines for years. I carry this book with me when I travel and turn to it often when I need to hear a piece of wisdom or guidance to move me along on my path. His voice is compassionate but strong - it's a beautiful model for how to be with my own questioning self. I highly recommend this book to anyone who's looking for insight towards a more integrated path of body, spirit, and mind.
Beautiful, timeless, and nice intro to somatics too!.......2004-07-18
Richard Strozzi-Heckler's book is a collection of essays, each standing on its own, but weaving a theme that Richard teaches in all of his programs -- a place of "center."
I am studying somatics with Richard through his Strozzi Institute, and I keep returning to "Holding the Center," re-reading his stories and distinctions around what creates center in our lives (connection to self, place, others, etc.).
Later in this slim collection, you'll find rich descriptions of somatic length (connection to what we care about), somatic width (how we connect on the social dimension), and somatic depth (how we connect our inner and outer worlds).
Richard describes many ways in which our bodies tell stories, such as the fallen, caved-in stance of "capitulation," which has lost connection to vision and a meaningful "for sake of what" in life. He talks about the balance between "containment" and "contact" in the social dimension. And, he talks about the different shapes of the "emerging self" compared to the current physical form in a person's body. The sections on somatics are really quite rich.
Study of the body is a gift, since the body can only live in the present, "never lies," and is how we put our inspiration and ideas into action in the world.
Spend time with this book. It is poetic at times and always thought-provoking.
An excellent makes-you-think book.......2000-03-28
I don't know what words I can use to adequately describe Dr. Heckler's work. Enlightening, thought provoking and comforting are among the few. As a former serviceman and martial artist this book provided me with a wonderful insight into the world around me. Dr. Heckler has put a wonderful mix of real life experiences and combined them with a incredible insight. I was particularily moved with the section on 'Community' when he attended an international health converence and met an Ojibway Native American named Russell. I have read this book many times when things in my life get complicated and I would recommend it highly to anyone who seeks a balance in their life, or just a relaxing feel-good book for rainy days.
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- Capturing Life's Precious Moments
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A Time for Holding Hands
Christopher Kimball
Manufacturer: Multnomah Gifts
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These Things I Wish for You
ASIN: 1588600106
Release Date: 2000-12-29 |
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Christopher Kimball's award-winning collection of eloquent prose and joyful letters to his children highlights the greatest of life's treasures -- captured moments in time. Award-winning artist Mark Keathley echoes a world rich with simple beauty and peaceful landscapes and offers a visual reminder that each day is a precious gift.
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Capturing Life's Precious Moments.......2001-06-30
This is a delightful book. The art is fantastic! We have this book on the coffee table and our guests often comment on what an uplifting book it is. In only a few words, Christopher Kimball captures the deepest feelings we have experienced as children and have shared with our children. Mark Keathley's art is wonderful and beautifully illistrates the bright faces, happy smiles and loving, tender hearts of children.
Wonderful and pleasent book to read and look at........2001-04-16
This book is a wonderful book to read and even better is the time spent looking at all the paintings.
The text and pictures combine to relax you and take you to a more peacefull mood than is normal in my life.
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Holding One's Time in Thought: The Political Philosophy of W.J. Stankiewicz
Manufacturer: Ronsdale Press
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Holding Time: Creating Optimal Development
Martha G. Welch
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Holding Time is a product of Welch's pioneering work in Mother-Child and couples holding, both as a therapy and as a way of life. Topics include: Holding Time Theory; Attachment Theory; Holding time Techniques; Holding Therapy; Optimal Child and Adult Development; Couples Holding; Family Closeness as a Stress Antidote; Holding Time as a way of Life. (Four Cassettes)
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Multiple Job-Holding Among Farm Families
Milton C. Hallberg , and
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