Headmaster's October Book Selection
Thirst , Poems by Mary Oliver (ISBN: 978-0-8070-6896-0). In her Epilogue, Mary Oliver writes, “Another morning and I wake with thirst for the goodness I do not have."
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This Month’s Selected Book
Headmaster's November Book Selection
Best Friends, Worst Enemies by Michael Thompson, 2002 (ISBN:0-345-44289-X) brings to life the drama of childhood relationships, guiding parents to a deeper understanding of the motives and meanings of childrens social behavior.Headmaster's December Book Selection
The Hurried Child by Dr. David Elkind, Third Edition 2001 (ISBN: 0-7382-0441-2). The Third Edition of this landmark book not only provides parents with insight into the age-old pressures on our children and practical ways of dealing with these pressures at home and in society, it also includes aspects of modern technological life as added pressures today.Headmaster's September Book Selection
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee (ISBN 0-14-219600-2) by Dr. Wendy Mogel. While writing from a decidedly Jewish perspective, her insights into parenting issues are fresh, probing, and universal in applicability.Headmaster's January Book Selection
A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2006 (ISBN: 978-1-59448-171-0). Pink contends that the past was dominated by those who could think and act analytically, but he writes, "...the keys to the kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers."Headmaster's February Book Selection
Unspun - Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, 2007 (ISBN: 978-1-4000-6566-0). Every day we are bombarded by information in advertising, in the media, and on the web that may or may not be true, reliable, or worthy of our attention. Wouldn't it be great to have a "reliability filter" that would screen what we see and hear to help us know what to believe or trust? This book helps.Headmaster's March Book Selection
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, 1980 & 2002 (ISBN: 0-380-81196-0).
If you want to improve your communication with children, this timeless classic is one book you shouldn't pass up.
Headmaster's May Book Selection
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, 2006 (ISBN-10: 1-56512-522-3). Saving our children from "Nature-Deficit Disorder"