A solid foundation to help educators teach young people about appropriate behavior both on- and offline.
A curriculum guide for teachers—and parents—who want to explore issues of cyberbullying with teens and preteens.
In six thematic lesson plans, each based on an example of a different type of online bullying behavior, Stephens and Nair present background information, discussion questions, and group and individual exercises designed for use in the classroom or an after-school program. The topics include ganging up against one person in an online environment, creating fake social media profiles, misuse of rating websites, and distribution of inappropriate photos and videos. The authors are aware of the fast-changing nature of social media platforms and wisely do not spend much time on the specifics of Facebook, YouTube or other currently popular sites. Instead, they break the incidents down into their individual components, encouraging students to understand the motivations behind inappropriate behavior, identify points at which a situation could be defused instead of escalated, and develop their own strategies for coping before problems arise. Each lesson includes “threat level assessments”; students are instructed to recommend responses to incidents that range from minor annoyances to significant issues. The lessons also include a one- to two-page essay directed at students that provides suggestions for emotional resilience and coping strategies, drawn largely from the work of a bullying and martial arts expert. The book’s format should make it clear to potential readers that it’s not written for a general audience; readers interested in narrative works on cyberbullying should look elsewhere. But the authors understand their target audience and provide all the information necessary for teachers to use a prepackaged curriculum or design their own. Some of the exercises provided are weaker than others, particularly an exploration of genocide included in the chapter on “Haters’ Clubs”; the authors note that it’s “the original text of this document and could not be altered for this workbook,” but it still seems to be stretching the metaphor too far.
A solid foundation to help educators teach young people about appropriate behavior both on- and offline.Pub Date: July 10, 2012
ISBN: 978-0615641805
Page Count: 260
Publisher: sMashup Press
Review Posted Online: Aug. 8, 2013
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 2013
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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