{"product_id":"whole-isbn-9781119651031","title":"WHOLE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shocking statistic in education reveals that \u003ci\u003e70%\u003c\/i\u003e of K-12 teachers work under chronic stress. This revolutionary new book explains how removing stress from the classroom holds the key to improving education. The book also explains what administrators, teachers, parents, and communities can do to help accomplish a stress-free classroom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor years, the expert voices said “disengagement” was the crucial issue behind poor educational environments and results. Naturally, only massive reform could fix it. But what if the enormous restructuring and expenditures attacked the wrong problem? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindShift, an organization that reframes tired and clogged conversations, pushed the old conclusions off the table and started fresh. They gathered diverse leaders in education, leadership, neuroscience, architecture, and wellness in working forums around the nation. These pivotal meetings produced \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e, a game-changing approach to education. This book captures the story and details of how the system can be remade for real and lasting benefits to everyone. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the authors’ expertise, the book exposes the exhausted and antiquated thinking that led to the present crisis. But, \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e also proposes a new era of disruptive change that can produce happier, healthier, and more successful education for the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century. The book introduces the outliers, tells the stories, and presents the roadmaps to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy teachers should be seen as high-performance athletes, requiring time for recovery and preparation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow schools can become “field hospitals,” combining learning with healing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy space matters, how redesigning and refurnishing schools can eliminate stress and produce learning environments that are more open and inviting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays to properly integrate schools within communities, building honest relationships, increasing social capital, and achieving transparency that increases success  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with real-life examples, new research, and solutions that you can introduce to your own schools, students, and communities, \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how to move schools from the age of stress and insecurity to an age of true educational flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Dying to Teach 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Dying to Teach 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Schools Are Killing More than Creativity 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Fear is the Off Switch 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Body Remembers 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Having the Stress Conversation in Your School 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Changing the Story of Education 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 To Change the Story 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Early Childhood Challenge: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Teacher Athlete 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Are Schools the New Field Hospitals? 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 “Shots Fired” 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Do Healthy Buildings Improve Learning? 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 The Heart-to-Head Connection: Managing Emotions to Support the Brain 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Community Before Curriculum 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Putting Into Practice 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Waking the Dead: The Sleep Solution 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 The Magic of Movement and Mini-Breaks 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Physical Education: The Gathering Storm 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 How Small Changes Make Big Impacts 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Leading Change: From Compliance to Ownership 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 What Teachers Really Need to Help Students Thrive 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Contributors 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Sleep Hygiene Tips 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited and Further Reading 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREX MILLER\u003c\/b\u003e is the principal for MindShift, a leading futures consultancy, human performance, coaching, and organizational strategy company. Additionally, Rex is a three-time international award-winning leader and five-time Wiley author.\t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBILL LATHAM\u003c\/b\u003e is the CEO of MeTEOR Education, an organization that works with communities to create holistic, High-Impact Learning Experiences that fully engage today's students and teachers. He is a leader in the movement to solve the education crisis and reform an outdated and often soulless system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEVIN BAIRD\u003c\/b\u003e is chairman at the Global Center for College \u0026amp; Career Readiness and a co-author of the Pathway for College \u0026amp; Career Readiness Standards. For more than twenty years, he has served our nation's schools as an expert in the use of technology to achieve Accelerated Engaged Learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHELLE KINDER\u003c\/b\u003e is the former Executive Director of Momentous Institute, has worked in children's mental health for over 25 years and is a nationally recognized speaker, writer and expert on social emotional health. She works with leaders invested in social change and is the Director of Social Change Leadership Programs at Stagen Leadership Academy.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003en astounding 70% of K-12 teachers face chronic stress  at work. That shocking statistic carries major implications for the quality of education they provide to students—it's simply impossible to achieve peak performance under high stress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor too long, experts have insisted that teacher \"disengagement\" leads to poor learning outcomes and environments. It's now becoming increasingly clear that removing stress from the classroom may be the long-lost key to improving education for everyone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMindShift, an organization that identifies fresh new ways to look at critical issues, proposes reframing how we think about education. Through collaboration with leaders across a vast landscape of expertise—including education, neuroscience, leadership, and architecture—MindShift developed and tested the organic and refreshing ideas presented in \u003ci\u003eWHOLE.\u003c\/i\u003e This book not only illustrates how old educational perspectives have failed K-12 students, but it also lights the path that can improve education for everyone in a lasting way. Use it as a roadmap to discover how schools and communities can work together to bring new levels of excellence in the 21st century.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR WHOLE\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Many people talk about teacher burnout, but few have taken the time to really understand the problem and propose solutions. Rex and his team have. Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Tony Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Global Achievement Gap\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreating Innovators\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Growing up poor in Hell's Kitchen, New York, with a single mother who immigrated to the US at a young age, education was both critical and challenging. I knew it would be the most important factor in my ability to succeed in life. As the Chief Education Evangelist at Google, or any of the other organizations I am involved with, my mission is to give the millions of students who are growing up under similar conditions the opportunity to succeed. \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold book that successfully takes on the challenge students are facing today. It provides a roadmap for administrators and teachers to bolster teacher well-being and help students thrive.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jaime Casap\u003c\/b\u003e, Chief Education Evangelist, Google \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Too often technology becomes one more thing teachers must learn, which adds more work and stress. If applied properly, technology should instead reduce the load and free a teacher to engage more with each of their students in higher-quality interactions. I recommend reading \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e to think through ways to reduce teacher stress and improve their health and well-being. Less stressed teachers are key to unlocking learning.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Michael B. Horn\u003c\/b\u003e, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eChoosing College\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlended\u003c\/i\u003e and cofounder of the Clayton Christensen Institute \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In order to learn optimally, children need to feel safe and cared for. Teachers want to provide environments that give students what they need to thrive, but often find themselves so overworked and highly stressed, that they're unable to be the kinds of teachers they set out to be. \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the current challenges and obstacles our teachers and schools are facing, how they are impacting health, mental health, and the vitality for learning, and offers practical suggestions for bringing wholeness into our schools.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Tina Payne Bryson\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, LCSW, Co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline, The Yes Brain,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Power of Showing Up\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Finally a book on conscious schools! Schools have become places that demand our children to conform and perform. \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e does a wonderful job of exposing how this pressure is shutting down students and raising the stress on teachers. Neither can perform under these conditions. The stories and research \u003ci\u003eWHOLE\u003c\/i\u003e shares of schools that have broken out of this cycle provide hope and a path forward for your school and your classroom.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dr\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eShefali Tsabary,\u003c\/b\u003e acclaimed speaker, clinical psychologist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Awakened Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990485811429,"sku":"NP9781119651031","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119651031.jpg?v=1761788016","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/whole-isbn-9781119651031","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}