I'd Rather Teach Peace
Colman McCarthy
(Author)
Description
In 1982 acclaimed Washington Post columnist Colman McCarthy was invited to teach a course on writing at an impoverished public school in Washington, D.C. He responded, I'd rather teach peace. Thus began the work he has passionately pursued for the past twenty-five years teaching courses on nonviolence, conflict management, and peace studies, to students in a range of schools, from Georgetown University Law Center, to a juvenile prison, and various high schools in between. I'd Rather Teach Peace chronicles one semester in six of these schools, as students find themselves challenged and inspired by an unconventional course and by a man who believes that if we don't teach our children peace someone else will teach them violence.
Product Details
Price
$19.00
$17.67
Publisher
Orbis Books
Publish Date
June 01, 2008
Pages
140
Dimensions
5.36 X 0.34 X 8.22 inches | 0.4 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781570757624
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Colman McCarthy, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post for nearly thirty years, is the cofounder and director of The Center for Teaching Peace. He is the author of seven previous books and editor of three. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Nation, The Progressive, The New Republic, The Atlantic, and National Catholic Reporter.
Reviews
"Should be required reading for every educator in America." -- Booklist "Booklist"