Summary
"John has been in the trenches of secondary and higher education for many years, and throughout this time he has held tight to a student-centered approach that emphasizes equal measures of caring, thought, refl ection, humility, and action. The ideas shared in this book are relevant and important for any teacher who considers themselves a lifelong learner and an advocate for students."
—Bill Barrett, Head of School Landmark School
"The Use of Force" is a must read for educators. We are at a critical time in this fi eld and arguably, the only way to move forward is through a radical re-thinking about the role of the educator. Brown’s approach provides insight into what this future could - and should - look like."
—Dr. Danielle Ricci, Principal Amesbury High School
"Brown takes us on a journey with which both veteran educators and new teachers will identify. Both confessional and fi lled with purpose, he reveals the places where our system is dysfunctional, as well as where and how to start mending it."
—Patrick Larkin, Dean of Students Lexington High School
Key Takeaways
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 The Confessions of a Bad Teacher
- Chapter 2 Social and Emotional Learning
- Chapter 3 The Hammer
- Chapter 4 Intrinsic Motivation
- Chapter 5 The Compliance-based Model
- Chapter 6 What Is Pedagogy?
- Chapter 7 The Gravity of Being
- Chapter 8 Mindfulness
- Chapter 9 Force and Trauma
- Chapter 10 The Problem with “Academic Rigor”
- Chapter 11 Responding to Force and Fear
- Chapter 12 Power of Belief
- Chapter 13 Another Way
- Chapter 14 The Teachable Moment
- Chapter 15 The Role of a Teacher
- References
- Index
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Brown, John, author.
Title: The use of force: teaching adolescents in the 21st century / John Brown.
Other titles: Teaching adolescents in the twenty-first century
Description: New York: Peter Lang, [2024] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024010268 (print) | LCCN 2024010269 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781636675305 (paperback; alk. paper) | ISBN 9781636675312 (pdf) | ISBN
9781636675329 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Education, Secondary— Evaluation. | Affective education. |
Mindfulness (Psychology) | Student growth (Academic achievement) |
Teacher-student relationships. | Teachers— Training of.
Classification: LCC LB2822.75. B784 2024 (print) | LCC LB2822.75 (ebook) |
DDC 373— dc23/eng/20240422
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024010268
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024010269
DOI 10.3726/b21781
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The German National Library lists this publication in the German
National Bibliography; detailed bibliographic data is available
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ISBN 9781636675305 (paperback)
ISBN 9781636675312 (ebook)
ISBN 9781636675329 (epub)
DOI 10.3726/b21781
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About the author
John Brown is a clinical associate professor of education at The University of Massachusetts Lowell where he teaches more than 20 different courses in four different educator-prep programs. Before that, he was a schoolteacher for 19 years. When he is not teaching or writing, John is an education consultant to K-12 schools. He also privately coaches teachers.
About the book
Education is naturally transformative, but the acquisition of new skills and construction of new knowledge are only possible when we empower students instead of forcing their conformity. Our current compliance-based teaching methodologies rely on coercion, conditioning and external motivators that engender submission and fear in students and teachers. These practices are divisive and destructive to the learning process. This book discusses ways of replacing the banking model of instruction with new approaches, valuing the identity, dignity, and humanity of our students.
“John has been in the trenches of secondary and higher education for many years, and throughout this time he has held tight to a student-centered approach that emphasizes equal measures of caring, thought, refl ection, humility, and action. The ideas shared in this book are relevant and important for any teacher who considers themselves a lifelong learner and an advocate for students.”
—Bill Barrett, Head of School Landmark School
“The Use of Force” is a must read for educators. We are at a critical time in this fi eld and arguably, the only way to move forward is through a radical re-thinking about the role of the educator. Brown’s approach provides insight into what this future could - and should - look like.”
—Dr. Danielle Ricci, Principal Amesbury High School
“Brown takes us on a journey with which both veteran educators and new teachers will identify. Both confessional and fi lled with purpose, he reveals the places where our system is dysfunctional, as well as where and how to start mending it.”
—Patrick Larkin, Dean of Students Lexington High School
This eBook can be cited
This edition of the eBook can be cited. To enable this we have marked the start and end of a page. In cases where a word straddles a page break, the marker is placed inside the word at exactly the same position as in the physical book. This means that occasionally a word might be bifurcated by this marker.
Acknowledgments
About 10 years ago, I held an informal meeting of teachers made up of former students, colleagues, and former colleagues—all teachers—in my home so we could share our ideas about teaching. At one point in the evening, a former student turned middle school English Language Arts (ELA) teacher asked me when I would put all of my ideas about teaching in one place where she could access them. I shrugged off the suggestion then, but clearly, the idea never left me. And every time a student, former student, or consulting client would ask me if I had ever written a book about my ideas as they relate to teaching, I would say, “Someday maybe.”
Well, that day has finally come, and I need to thank a few people for helping me with it, starting with Kelsey Little, who, standing in the corner of my living room that night, was the first person to suggest that I write this book. I also have to thank Bob Cunningham, who used to be my boss and is now an occasional guest speaker in my classes, a fellow scholar of teaching, book editor, fishing buddy, and friend, for not only writing the forward to this book, reviewing it carefully, and helping me along the way, but also for being the very first person to teach me about the consequences of using force in my teaching. Thank you, Bob.
This book would not exist if it were not for some other friends as well.
Thank you, Kayla Nutter, who served as this book’s first editor. Your organizational skills made this a better book.
Thank you, Paul Scoglio, who not only helped me “see the book” in my mind but encouraged me every step of the way.
Thank you, Danielle Ricci, for taking the time, energy, and care to read this book carefully during the process.
Thank you, Jay Simmons, for being my boss, sponsor, and role model for my teaching and writing.
Thank you to Joe Salvatore and Debra Anderson, my oldest and closest “writer/teacher friends,” for going there first and pulling me through.
Details
- Pages
- XII, 162
- Publication Year
- 2024
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781636675312
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9781636675329
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9781636675305
- DOI
- 10.3726/b21781
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2024 (September)
- Keywords
- Teacher Teaching Learning Education School Force Fear Instruction Student Curriculum Compliance Critical Pedagogy Identity Adolescents The use of force Teaching adolescents in the 21st century John Brown
- Published
- New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2024. XII, 162 pp.
