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Values: Lighting the Candle of Excellence, A Practical Guide for the Family

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From one of America' s most extraordinary educators comes this guide for parents and teachers to help children achieve their dreams.

Life presents us with certain opportunities, but how we use them is what counts. As one of America' s most beloved and respected educators, Marva Collins illustrates how values help us to navigate our way. They guide us to what is important— to ourselves, to our families, to our communities, and to humankind.

Children who are to achieve their dreams need a framework of values they can rely on, a framework that is instilled with love and consistency by parents and teachers. This audiobook provides a blueprint for doing just that. Featuring anecdotes, games, poems, exercises, and proverbs, Collins inspires and motivates listeners, so that they will encourage children to learn dozens of values including confidence, determination, kindness, courage, perseverance, belief, self-reliance, and many others.

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First published October 1, 1996

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November 5, 2018
Marva Collin's Way is better (and if you have read that this won't add much to your knowledge of Marva's ideas) but otherwise it is a fine little book.
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July 27, 2022
The Marva Collins story as well as her accomplishments with her children and students is quite inspiring.
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July 28, 2021
Excellent book that brings Marva's wonderful teaching method to the home. With reading references, pens, and fables to teach children 30 core values to help them become successful and self-reliant.

A must read.
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