Mike Connolly has worked as a teacher and administrator in elementary, middle and high schools in the USA and as an administrator in four international schools on three continents. His articles on education appear regularly in national and international journals.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgementsChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 What Is Love?Chapter 4 AutopsiesChapter 5 Learning Is an Emotional ExperienceChapter 6 Defying the Current Teaching-Learning ParadigmChapter 7 Creating a Supportive Learning EnvironmentChapter 8 A Remedy for What Ails EducationChapter 9 Another Love: A Teacherís Passion for Her SubjectChapter 10 Discipline: The Gift of LoveChapter 11 Bringing Awesome Back into the ClassroomChapter 12 Restoring the Joy to LearningChapter 13 When Learning Isnít FunChapter 14 Education Must Nourish the SpiritChapter 15 When Education Fails to Nourish the SpiritChapter 16 Whatís So Right about Being Wrong?Chapter 17 Whatís So Right about Being Wrongóan ExampleChapter 18 Learning to Love Their QuestionsChapter 19 Teaching Students to Value CommitmentChapter 20 Revising Our Reductionist View of EducationChapter 21 We Donít Just Love You We Need YouChapter 22 Learning to Love UnlearningChapter 23 Discovering the Wonder of ScienceChapter 24 Are You a Wonder-filled Teacher?Chapter 25 Education for LivingChapter 26 We Must Love Children in the Concrete Not Just the AbstractChapter 27 Making Education Relevant: A Micro-Society ApproachChapter 28 Why We Need the Arts in EducationChapter 29 Celebrate Whatís Right with Teaching and LearningChapter 30 The WalkaboutChapter 31 Never Lose Sight of the Higher Purpose of EducationChapter 32 I Was Just WonderingChapter 33 AfterwordChapter 34 Appendix 1: Selected ReadingsChapter 35 Appendix 2: School Mission StatementChapter 36 References

This book reminds us of the importance of love, creativity, and human interaction in helping our children and families to expand and redefine the boundaries of learning. By providing a carefully considered prescription for improving our schools and communities, Connolly has done a great service to children, parents, and educators.

Mike Connolly has worked as a teacher and administrator in elementary, middle and high schools in the USA and as an administrator in four international schools on three continents. His articles on education appear regularly in national and international journals.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgementsChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 What Is Love?Chapter 4 AutopsiesChapter 5 Learning Is an Emotional ExperienceChapter 6 Defying the Current Teaching-Learning ParadigmChapter 7 Creating a Supportive Learning EnvironmentChapter 8 A Remedy for What Ails EducationChapter 9 Another Love: A Teacherís Passion for Her SubjectChapter 10 Discipline: The Gift of LoveChapter 11 Bringing Awesome Back into the ClassroomChapter 12 Restoring the Joy to LearningChapter 13 When Learning Isnít FunChapter 14 Education Must Nourish the SpiritChapter 15 When Education Fails to Nourish the SpiritChapter 16 Whatís So Right about Being Wrong?Chapter 17 Whatís So Right about Being Wrongóan ExampleChapter 18 Learning to Love Their QuestionsChapter 19 Teaching Students to Value CommitmentChapter 20 Revising Our Reductionist View of EducationChapter 21 We Donít Just Love You We Need YouChapter 22 Learning to Love UnlearningChapter 23 Discovering the Wonder of ScienceChapter 24 Are You a Wonder-filled Teacher?Chapter 25 Education for LivingChapter 26 We Must Love Children in the Concrete Not Just the AbstractChapter 27 Making Education Relevant: A Micro-Society ApproachChapter 28 Why We Need the Arts in EducationChapter 29 Celebrate Whatís Right with Teaching and LearningChapter 30 The WalkaboutChapter 31 Never Lose Sight of the Higher Purpose of EducationChapter 32 I Was Just WonderingChapter 33 AfterwordChapter 34 Appendix 1: Selected ReadingsChapter 35 Appendix 2: School Mission StatementChapter 36 References

This book reminds us of the importance of love, creativity, and human interaction in helping our children and families to expand and redefine the boundaries of learning. By providing a carefully considered prescription for improving our schools and communities, Connolly has done a great service to children, parents, and educators.

Mike Connolly has worked as a teacher and administrator in elementary, middle and high schools in the USA and as an administrator in four international schools on three continents. His articles on education appear regularly in national and international journals.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgementsChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 What Is Love?Chapter 4 AutopsiesChapter 5 Learning Is an Emotional ExperienceChapter 6 Defying the Current Teaching-Learning ParadigmChapter 7 Creating a Supportive Learning EnvironmentChapter 8 A Remedy for What Ails EducationChapter 9 Another Love: A Teacherís Passion for Her SubjectChapter 10 Discipline: The Gift of LoveChapter 11 Bringing Awesome Back into the ClassroomChapter 12 Restoring the Joy to LearningChapter 13 When Learning Isnít FunChapter 14 Education Must Nourish the SpiritChapter 15 When Education Fails to Nourish the SpiritChapter 16 Whatís So Right about Being Wrong?Chapter 17 Whatís So Right about Being Wrongóan ExampleChapter 18 Learning to Love Their QuestionsChapter 19 Teaching Students to Value CommitmentChapter 20 Revising Our Reductionist View of EducationChapter 21 We Donít Just Love You We Need YouChapter 22 Learning to Love UnlearningChapter 23 Discovering the Wonder of ScienceChapter 24 Are You a Wonder-filled Teacher?Chapter 25 Education for LivingChapter 26 We Must Love Children in the Concrete Not Just the AbstractChapter 27 Making Education Relevant: A Micro-Society ApproachChapter 28 Why We Need the Arts in EducationChapter 29 Celebrate Whatís Right with Teaching and LearningChapter 30 The WalkaboutChapter 31 Never Lose Sight of the Higher Purpose of EducationChapter 32 I Was Just WonderingChapter 33 AfterwordChapter 34 Appendix 1: Selected ReadingsChapter 35 Appendix 2: School Mission StatementChapter 36 References

This book reminds us of the importance of love, creativity, and human interaction in helping our children and families to expand and redefine the boundaries of learning. By providing a carefully considered prescription for improving our schools and communities, Connolly has done a great service to children, parents, and educators.