Spirit Whisperers: Teachers Who Nourish a Child's Spirit

by Chick Moorman

Do you want self-responsible learners? Do you want self-motivated students who have developed an internal standard of excellence? Do you want to help students develop an “I Can” stance towards life? Do you want to help them learn to be solution oriented and personally empowered? Do you care if your students learn about integrity, respect, honesty, sharing, acceptance, and forgiveness? If so, the S pirit Whisperers is the book for you. Learn how to put Spirit Whisperer energy to use in your professional practice as you nurture, uplift, inspire and help your students tune into the spirit and power within.

Genres: Nonfiction, Teaching

220 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up this book at a seminar ("Motivating the Unmotivated") by the author. It has taken me a while to get through it, but was well worth the time. Although I am no longer working as an educator, it is a helpful guide for dealing with people in general. I will refer to it in the future to help me become a better Spirit Whisperer.

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really did not enjoy this book. The basic premise of the book is that the role of teachers should not focus on teaching their students about the curriculum, but should be about teaching them self-empowerment. To some degree, I think that is a great message. But this book took the idea to the extreme, and did it in a way that made it sound simple. I never really trust a message when there are multiple references to the author's previous work, and when the idea makes it seem like teachers who don't buy into the message are just not great teachers. There is a chance I am being a bit overly critical and unfair to this book, but I did not find it very practical.

[Nicolette Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The director at our Montessori school gave me this book which is quite fitting because Montessori is where I was introduced to so many of these concepts. A great read for anyone who interacts with children, not just teachers.

[Cassandra Lashae · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can think of better books to read about talking to and understanding children.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

He tends to be a little "touchy-feely," but he has some good ideas. His ideas are things we should want all of our students to embody in their own lives.

[Summer Sparks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful read for the teachers out there! Reminds you why you wanted to teach in the first place!

[Jazzie Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting concepts, some of which I will apply. The book was just poorly written.

[Enia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adored this book. It spoke to so many of my beliefs around students, teachers and learners.