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Joy!: Growing Strong Throughout Your Seasons of Life as a Teacher and Leader
Renowned educator Timothy D. Kanold takes readers through a mindful reflection of joy’s significance in one’s personal and professional life. Drawing on cultural concepts, insightful narratives, and brain research, he illustrates the discovery and conscious pursuit of joy to encourage reconnection with purpose, resilience, engagement, and life balance. Using school seasons, he crafts a joy journey by which educators can consciously work toward long-term, sustainable joy.
K–12 teachers and leaders can use this book
Identify key sources of joy that provide a sustainable mental framework for daily life
Discover simple, thoughtful practices to consciously incorporate joy
Embrace cultural concepts that diversify perspectives on joy and its significance
Engage in day-to-day actions with a greater sense of purpose and fulfillment
Write a personal joy journal during the school year
Be inspired to create and cultivate a joy journey
Foreword by Anthony Muhammad
Introduction
PART 1: FALL—A Season to Renew. Growing Strong in a Season of New Beginnings
Chapter 1: Beginnings
Chapter 2: Remember
Chapter 3: Simple Joy
Chapter 4: Breathe
Chapter 5: Nature
Chapter 6: Music
Chapter 7: Yearning
Chapter 8: Relationships
Chapter 9: Habituation
Chapter 10: Time
Chapter 11: Hijacked
Chapter 12: Perseverance
Chapter 13: Thanksgiving
A Season to Renew—Your Conclusions
PART 2: WINTER—A Season to Be Resolute. Growing Strong in a Season of Heavy Lifting
Chapter 1: Resolute
Chapter 2: Chronic Joy
Chapter 3: Silence
Chapter 4: Comparison
Chapter 5: Suffering
Chapter 6: Compassion
Chapter 7: Worry
Chapter 8: Gezellig
Chapter 9: Pause
Chapter 10: Balance
Chapter 11: Midlife
Chapter 12: Reflection
Chapter 13: Show
A Season to Be Resolute—Your Conclusions
PART 3: SPRING—A Season to Show Resolve. Growing Strong in a Season of Finishing Well
Chapter 1: Finishing
Chapter 2: Acknowledging Joy
Chapter 3: Credibility
Chapter 4: Preparation
Chapter 5: Engagement
Chapter 6: Kindness
Chapter 7: Regrets
Chapter 8: Zotheka
Chapter 9: Commuovere
Chapter 10: Meraki
Chapter 11: Valedictory
Chapter 12: Ubuntu
Chapter 13: Vanaprastha
A Season to Show Resolve—Your Conclusions
PART 4: SUMMER—A Season to Rejuvenate. Growing Strong in a Season of Rest
Chapter 1: Rest
Chapter 2: Reminisce
Chapter 3: Boketto
Chapter 4: Vacation
Chapter 5: Friendship
Chapter 6: Naz
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K–12 teachers and leaders can use this book
Identify key sources of joy that provide a sustainable mental framework for daily life
Discover simple, thoughtful practices to consciously incorporate joy
Embrace cultural concepts that diversify perspectives on joy and its significance
Engage in day-to-day actions with a greater sense of purpose and fulfillment
Write a personal joy journal during the school year
Be inspired to create and cultivate a joy journey
Foreword by Anthony Muhammad
Introduction
PART 1: FALL—A Season to Renew. Growing Strong in a Season of New Beginnings
Chapter 1: Beginnings
Chapter 2: Remember
Chapter 3: Simple Joy
Chapter 4: Breathe
Chapter 5: Nature
Chapter 6: Music
Chapter 7: Yearning
Chapter 8: Relationships
Chapter 9: Habituation
Chapter 10: Time
Chapter 11: Hijacked
Chapter 12: Perseverance
Chapter 13: Thanksgiving
A Season to Renew—Your Conclusions
PART 2: WINTER—A Season to Be Resolute. Growing Strong in a Season of Heavy Lifting
Chapter 1: Resolute
Chapter 2: Chronic Joy
Chapter 3: Silence
Chapter 4: Comparison
Chapter 5: Suffering
Chapter 6: Compassion
Chapter 7: Worry
Chapter 8: Gezellig
Chapter 9: Pause
Chapter 10: Balance
Chapter 11: Midlife
Chapter 12: Reflection
Chapter 13: Show
A Season to Be Resolute—Your Conclusions
PART 3: SPRING—A Season to Show Resolve. Growing Strong in a Season of Finishing Well
Chapter 1: Finishing
Chapter 2: Acknowledging Joy
Chapter 3: Credibility
Chapter 4: Preparation
Chapter 5: Engagement
Chapter 6: Kindness
Chapter 7: Regrets
Chapter 8: Zotheka
Chapter 9: Commuovere
Chapter 10: Meraki
Chapter 11: Valedictory
Chapter 12: Ubuntu
Chapter 13: Vanaprastha
A Season to Show Resolve—Your Conclusions
PART 4: SUMMER—A Season to Rejuvenate. Growing Strong in a Season of Rest
Chapter 1: Rest
Chapter 2: Reminisce
Chapter 3: Boketto
Chapter 4: Vacation
Chapter 5: Friendship
Chapter 6: Naz
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266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 4, 2025
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