Teaching the Benefit Mindset: Moving Empathy, Inclusion, and Altruism to the Forefront of Education

By Robert Ward

Student wellbeing and social-emotional development are essential to academic achievement-but these are only a beginning. Infusing learning with personal passion and compelling purpose that considers the needs of others is at the heart of the benefit mindset, an exciting new teaching perspective moving empathy, inclusion, and altruism to the forefront of education. The "why" and the "we" behind everything we teach children must lead to the application of each student's burgeoning intelligence, experience, and abilities-not just for some final project or festive pageant but for the direct benefit of others. Education can become a process of self-improvement that does not culminate at the individual level with a mere showing off or proving of one's knowledge and knowhow but that continually seeks expressions of mutual betterment. Grounded in scientific research, this book explores an expansive and enlightened model of educating and nurturing children that values personal growth and greatness, right along with gratitude, goodwill, and giving. Once we open our eyes to the power of cohesion and community, children become alive with learning and eagerly share their gifts and gladness with the world and for the greater good. Affordably priced to fit within any teacher's or school's budget, Teaching the Benefit Mindset empowers educators of all grade levels and in any school environment to: - Elevate purposeful contribution to a natural, joyous habit. - Move students beyond mere attitudes of empathy to genuine acts of altruism and appreciation. - Inspire children to feel like an integrated-and integral-part of something greater than themselves. - Gain a wealth of creative strategies and practical solutions to cultivate a classroom of willingness, wisdom, wonder, warmth, and worth. - Engage students, boost their confidence, and increase their achievement-all while working for the common good and preserving this planet we all share. - Grow professionally with the reflective questions, discussion topics, and lesson planning activities included with each chapter that inspire teachers to place humanitarianism at the core of learning. As a natural extension of a growth mindset, the benefit mindset seamlessly integrates within any curriculum to transform learning into a deeply meaningful experience that truly makes a difference. Robert Ward is a public middle school English teacher in Los Angeles and an award-winning blogger. As the author of four additional books for educators and parents, Robert embraces a whole-child approach that values the core needs of each student and joins teachers and parents as allies in education. Robert's goal is to move each child forward each day-socially, emotionally, soulfully, intellectually, and altruistically.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728995582
• ISBN13: 9781728995588
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"