Black Ants and Buddhists

Author: Mary Cowhey
Edition: 1
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B004XG4W88

Black Ants and Buddhists

What would a classroom look like if understanding and respecting differences in race, culture, beliefs, and opinions were at its heart? Welcome to Mary Cowhey's Peace Class in Northampton, MA, where first and second graders view the entire curriculum through the framework of understanding the world, and trying to do their part to make it a better place. Download Black Ants and Buddhists from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. oven through the book is Mary's unflinching and humorous account of her own roots in a struggling large Irish Catholic family and her early career as a community activist. Mary's teaching is infused with lessons of her heroes: Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King, and others. Her students learn to make connections between their lives, the books they read, the community Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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