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Book Reviews
Submitted by wbeukelman on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 08:03
 A book review of:
By: Amy Simpson, Paula Kohrt, Linda M. Shadoin, Joni Cook-Griffin, & Jane L. Peterson
Submitted by wbeukelman on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 08:52
 A Book Review of
Elizabeth S. Scott and Laurence Steinberg
2008, Harvard University Press
Reviewed by Steve Van Bockern
A 12-year-old charged with two counts of homicide will stand trial as an adult. The boy is charged in the February 2009 shooting deaths of his father’s pregnant fiancée and her unborn son, Christopher. The boy was 11 at the time of the killings. If convicted of murder as an adult, he faces life in prison without parole.
Our courts are faced with the dilemma of trying to determine when children and if children should be tried as adults. Questions abound:
- When is a child a child and adult an adult?Even when there is an horrendous act of violence by a child, is she less culpable by virtue of her immaturity?
- At what age does a person become fully responsible for crimes committed?
- Is trying children as adults successful? How do you define success?
- Do juvenile courts rehabilitate better than adult prisons?
Submitted by wbeukelman on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 08:35
 A book review of
Larry K. Brendtro, Martin L. Mitchell, Herman J. McCall
2009, Starr Commonwealth
Reviewed by: Mark Freado
Deep Brain Learning, published in 2009 by Starr Commonwealth, is the most recent contribution to the field by Larry Brendtro, founder of Reclaiming Youth International. Larry was joined in this effort by Martin Mitchell and Herman McCall, who have provided executive leadership at Starr Commonwealth for many years. This well-researched book examines familiar concepts from another perspective and promotes new ways of looking at the challenges faced by youth in trouble and those who work with them.
Submitted by wbeukelman on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 09:35
A Review of:
By: Matt Van Bockern
Illustrated by: Justin Royal
Item #: 1220
Reviewed by: Steve Van Bockern
Submitted by wbeukelman on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 12:23
 A Book Review of:
By: Marilyn E. Gootman
3rd Edition, 2008 Corwin Press
Reviewed by: Steve Van Bockern
I work with undergraduate students who want to become teachers. One book that I’ve used for a number of years in my classroom management and discipline class is Marilyn E. Gootman’s book The Caring Teacher’s Guide to Discipline. While it has the younger student in mind, many of the ideas translate well for all children. Her strength based, positive approach matches nicely with the reclaiming philosophy. She defines caring discipline as discipline that helps children develop self-control. For her, discipline is not synonymous with punishment; it is more about teaching children how to do the right thing. Her book suggests how this can be done: giving students a sense of belonging, setting limits, helping children develop confidence in their abilities, giving them responsibility and teaching them how to solve problems and make good judgments, as well as correcting behavior.
Submitted by wbeukelman on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 08:48
 A book review of:
The Taming of the Crew: Working Successfully with Difficult Students
by Brian D. Mendler
The Teacher Learning Center
Item #1860
Reviewed by: Mark Freado
Submitted by wbeukelman on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 10:13
 A book review of:
Last Child in the Woods
By Richard Louv
A review by Diane Gordon
Director of Hooked on Nature's Children & Nature Program
Submitted by wbeukelman on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:13
 Connecting With Kids in Conflict: A Life Space Legacy
by William C. Morse
Edited by L. K. Brendtro and A. B. James
[Reclaiming Children and Youth and Starr Commonwealth, 2008]
Item #3080
Price: $14.95
Submitted by wbeukelman on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 07:23
A book review of:
Growing Up in the Care of Strangers
Waln K. Brown and John R. Sieta, contributors and editors
William Gladden Foundation Press, 2009
Reviewed by Mark Freado
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The editors of this book, Waln Brown and John Sieta, are well known to many of our colleagues in the reclaiming youth network. They have compiled a very compelling collection of stories from others who have shared experiences in the foster care system. Brown and Sieta also contributed their own stories to the nine others that make up this book. Foster care is used in a general sense in this book and includes various ways that publicly established systems of care approached services for these children who had been displaced or were in danger.
Submitted by wbeukelman on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 13:02
 The Angry Smile: The Psychology of Passive-Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools, and Workplaces, 2nd Edition
The following book review, written by Dr. Steve Van Bockern, highlights the 2nd Edition of The Angry Smile, formerly titled Managing Passive-Aggressive Behavior: The Angry Smile.
Learn how to interact with those who wear 'the angry smile'!
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