Courageous Teaching: Creating a Caring Community in the Classroom

Among the most pressing educational problems are those regarding human relations — specifically how students relate to one another, themselves and their environment. Based on extensive field testing and the work of contemporary psychologists, Courageous Teaching is concerned with the contemporary demand for 'values education' in the classroom. The author provides a model which incorporates the 'New R's' — reflection, responsibility, relationships and respect — into the school curriculum.