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Over the past few years, I've become very interested in philosophy. I've read some of the Schopenhauer books that are popular these days and browsed through books that connect philosophy with art, everyday life, and science, trying to get closer to the things on my mind. Then I heard that the teachers in the Picture Book Love Teachers' Group were publishing a book combining philosophy and picture books, and I became very interested and read it. It opens with the subtitle ‘Reflecting on life
In the classroom, students often have not come voluntarily because they want to learn. They are sitting there because they were told to go, or because everyone else goes. So they do not have an active attitude toward learning. That can lead to more and more nagging from the person responsible for guiding their behavior. Picture books can help reduce the nagging and support children's growth and change. I Am a Teacher, Therefore I Think, published by the Picture Book Love Teachers' Group, blends
Picture Book Lovers Teachers' Group: I am a teacher, therefore I think
‘Teachers should always ask questions about life. They should ask how to meet and teach children, whether they are living well as teachers, and seek their own answers. If they simply let each day pass like a squirrel running in a wheel, anyone can eventually reach a dead end.’ —From the introduction. Every life has its questions, but a teacher's life is especially full of them. The work of education carries great weight, and the many people and systems involved in teaching and learning constantly ask questions and demand answers and action. That is why reflection is especially necessary for teachers. I Am a Teacher, Therefore I Think: Reflecting on Life Through Picture Books and Philosophy gathers reflections on the questions teachers encounter in their work. It takes 43 questions about the essence of education, the teaching profession, and what happens in classrooms and schools, and draws on 55 philosophical ideas and picture books to move step by step toward answers. As you read, you realize that philosophy can be an essential companion in a teacher's life, which shifts and wavers from moment to moment, and that picture books can convey messages more clearly and kindly. If you wonder whether you are doing well as a teacher or feel you have lost the strength that has sustained you, pick up this book. The vivid experiences and reflections of fellow teachers who have already reached dead ends and touched the depths of thought can be enough to shine a small exclamation point before life's big questions.
Korean title: 나는 교사다 그러므로 생각한다
Korean author: 그림책사랑교사모임
Korean publisher: 교육과실천
ISBN-13: 9791191724547
Reviews
Over the past few years, I've become very interested in philosophy. I've read some of the Schopenhauer books that are popular these days and browsed through books that connect philosophy with art, everyday life, and science, trying to get closer to the things on my mind. Then I heard that the teachers in the Picture Book Love Teachers' Group were publishing a book combining philosophy and picture books, and I became very interested and read it. It opens with the subtitle ‘Reflecting on life
In the classroom, students often have not come voluntarily because they want to learn. They are sitting there because they were told to go, or because everyone else goes. So they do not have an active attitude toward learning. That can lead to more and more nagging from the person responsible for guiding their behavior. Picture books can help reduce the nagging and support children's growth and change. I Am a Teacher, Therefore I Think, published by the Picture Book Love Teachers' Group, blends
