From Another Angle: Children's Strengths and School Standards

by Margaret Himley, Patricia F. Carini

This volume represents the first effort to present—and teach—the descriptive processes, philosophy, and values developed at the Prospect Archives and Center for Education and Research in North Bennington, Vermont. Through story and essay, it introduces a disciplined, collaborative method for understanding children as thinkers and learners called the descriptive review of the child. Developed through the Prospect Center, under the leadership of Patricia F. Carini, the descriptive review is a mode of inquiry that draws on the rich, detailed knowledge teachers and parents have of children and on their ability to describe those children in full and balanced ways, so that they become visible as complex persons with particular strengths, interests, and capacities. In an educational climate that calls increasingly for standardization, this book is a timely resource for educators, parents, and administrators who value individual human capacity.

Genres: Education

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book really made me think about my teaching style and how my choices as a teacher have a drastic impact on the child. I liked the resources this book provided for me and how it made me consider my own background and how that will influence my teaching.

[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read this for class, and while the descriptive review process is a wonderful thing to do as a teacher, I wouldn't rate this as a must read for my teacher friends.