The_Soul_Of_Education__The_Students_Find_Connection,_Compass

The Soul Of Education: The Students Find Connection, Compassion, And Character At School The Soul of Education: The Students Find Connection, Compassion, and Character at School By Rachael Kessler Why am I here' Does my life have a purpose' How do I find it' How can I NOT be a cynic' I have been hurt so many times, I wonder if there is God. How does one trust oneself or believe in oneself' Why this emptiness in this world, in my heart' These are a sampling of real questions posed by high school students involved in an innovative in-school program that integrates heart, spirit and community into academic learning. The Soul of Education: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion and Character At School by Rachael Kessler (Published by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, May 2000, traces the development of this approach and addresses the many issues surrounding it. The story is told through the compelling experiences of dozens of adolescents from classrooms around the country. The Soul of Education is also the story of Kessler’s passion to understand what feeds the spirit of young people and her mission to create curriculum, methodology and teacher development that serves that need. Does a child’s soul have a place in the classroom' Educators and parents have struggled with this question education, soul, students, kessler, spiritual, young, school, people, life, educators, need, lives, develop, curriculum, connection, compassion, classroom, been, adolescents, parents, out, inner, heart, gateways, find, feel, don’t, dimension, development, community, children, years, yearning, void, understanding