Sticking Up for Who I Am!

Sticking Up for Who I Am!
Author: Gwendolyn Mitchell Diaz
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1607913429

STICKING UP FOR WHO I AM Answers to the Emotional Issues Teenagers Raise So, who are you? Are you the fun-loving friend, the quiet student, the stoic athlete, the lonely teen . . . ? Chances are - you're not really sure. This book will help you explore some of the feelings and fears that are hidden in your soul. The author provides physical knowledge and spiritual insights to help you cope with the emotional issues you face. You will discover that who you are has nothing to do with the attributes or abilities that you possess. It has everything to do with who you allow God to be. The text is filled with interesting stories, real-life examples, and thought-provoking allegories, many of them taken from the author's personal experiences as she raised four sons through their teenage years. The powerful material remains lively and entertaining while focusing on life-changing truths. A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE for TEENAGERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, and YOUTH WORKERS!! GWENDOLYN MITCHELL DIAZ began life as a missionary kid in Nigeria. Her family moved to the United States when she was ten. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she spent many years working in the medical profession, but found time to write magazine articles and newspaper columns about sports, family, and her faith in God. She has published several books for Moms (including The Adventures of Mighty Mom) as well as three books for teenagers dealing with the issues they face. Sticking Up For Who I Am is the last in this trilogy. As the mother of four boys, Gwen is passionate about helping teens solidify their faith and grow as Christians. She and her husband Ed strive to present Christianity to teens in a way that "captures their interest, satisfies their curiosity, and communicates God's exciting truths."

I AM Standing Up

I AM Standing Up
Author: Luke Lang
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2009-05-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0310569613

Maybe you have days when you don’t feel so good about yourself… You’re not as tall or thin as you’d like, or maybe you don’t quite fit in or you just get left out. Well, you’ll start to feel a lot better about yourself once you start reading about Luke! Luke Lang calls himself a freak of nature. He’s a grown man who is the height of an average fifth grader—but that’s not what makes him a freak. He’s also about as wide as the average Sumo wrestler (but sadly, too uncoordinated to actually compete as a Sumo wrestler!). Luke knows what it’s like to feel left out or left behind. But he’s got a great sense of humor about his life’s misadventures, and he’s sharing the hysterical stories with you, in the hopes that you’ll feel encouraged—not just because you’re not as freaky as Luke, but because you’ll see that God can do extraordinary things through people who are pretty ordinary. While you’re reading Luke’s embarrassing stories, like the time he got beat up by a girl in Karate class or the time he was fighting for his life at Boy Scout camp, you’ll learn a little about God’s love and grace, and you’ll be reminded that you were created on purpose, for a purpose.

Classroom Voices on Education and Race

Classroom Voices on Education and Race
Author: Daniel Frio
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2012-10-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 147580136X

Classroom Voices on Education and Race presents core educational issues— with an emphasis on race and the racial achievement gap, school culture, and curriculum—through the unfiltered and poignant voices of high school students. Students from urban, rural, and suburban public schools express a strong desire for a more active role in their classrooms, as well as for a curriculum that is more responsive to their world. Current students speak out against an increasingly complex and demanding world in which standardized testing serves to detach students from their learning and from their peers. They bear witness to increasingly competitive, content-driven classrooms that minimize open communication and critical thinking, and instead foster a culture of and cheating. And, they expose a hidden curriculum that contradicts the learning expectations of formal education. In particular, they speak to the persistence of racial stereotypes and segregation. Burdened by ignorance and misunderstandings, students address the need for honest racial dialogue facilitated by adults in their desire to cross the racial divide. Educators must listen to the voices from their classrooms in order to better participate in the lives and education of their students.

A Teacher's Guide to Stick Up for Yourself!

A Teacher's Guide to Stick Up for Yourself!
Author: Gershen Kaufman
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 129
Release: 1992-01-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1575426765

The revised and updated edition of our popular guide reinforces and expands the messages of the Stick Up for Yourself! with a step-by-step curriculum in ten easy-to-use sessions. Includes reproducible handout masters.

I'm Sticking with You

I'm Sticking with You
Author: Smriti Halls
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2020-04-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1471182827

Shortlisted for Oscar's Book Prize 2021 Shortlisted for Children's Illustrated Book of the Year at The British Book Awards 2021 'A wonderful, warm bear-hug of a story with sumptuous illustrations. A modern classic.' - Jim Field, illustrator of Oi Frog Wherever you're going, I'm going too. Whatever you're doing, I'm sticking with you. It's wonderful to have good friends to see you through the good times and the bad. But sometimes, friends can also be a bit . . . well . . . overbearing. This completely irresistible rhyming text by Smriti Halls is perfectly complemented by artwork from fantastic new picture book illustrator, Steve Small.