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Andrew Newman is the author of 20 award-winning books that help families connect through mindfulness, meditation, and conscious conversation. His stories feature lovable characters, spiritual themes, and breathing exercises for children ages 3-8.
- The High School Canon
- Efforts to Diversify
- The End of An Era?
- Why Teach Literature?
The set of books that is taught again and again, broadly across the country, is referred to by literature scholars and English teachers as “the canon.” The high school canon has been shaped by many factors. Shakespeare’s plays, especially “Macbeth” and “Julius Caesar,” have been taught consistently since the beginning of the 20th century, when the ...
English education professor Arthur Applebee observed in 1989that, since the 1960s, “leaders in the profession of English teaching have tried to broaden the curriculum to include more selections by women and minority authors.” But in the late 1980s, according to his findings, the high school “top ten” still included only one book by a woman – Lee’s ...
Esau McCauley, the author of “Reading While Black,” describes the list of classics by white authors as the “pre-integration canon.” At least two factors suggest that its dominance over the curriculum is coming to an end. First, the battles over which books should be taught have become more intense than ever. On the one hand, progressives like the t...
Over generations, English teachers have voiced many reasons to teach books, and the canon in particular: to instill a common culture, foster citizenship, build empathy and cultivate lifelong readers. These goals have little to do with the skills emphasized by contemporary academic standards. But if literature is going to continue to be an important...
Andrew Newman is the creator of the Conscious Stories Collection, a series of books that help children connect with their hearts, minds, and spirits. Browse his books, biography, and recommendations on Amazon.com.
Did you ever go to sleep on an argument hoping that you would wake up the next morning and things would be ‘all better’?
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Andrew explores the power of simple connection practices that help enhance confidence, esteem and ease in adults and children alike.
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Browse the list of books by Andrew Newman, an author of children's picture books and a retail expert. Find ratings, reviews, editions and more information for each book.
Jan 1, 2016 · A bedtime story that teaches children how to access their heart and get free from sticky thoughts. Andrew Newman is the author of this award-winning book and the founder of Conscious Stories, a collection of stories with mindfulness practices and values for parent-child connection.
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