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School Network Welcome
to Books by Teens. Here, we
believe that your students are the experts in their lives
and worlds. When they talk - in class and in our books - they
have the opportunity to think before they act on so many complex
issues in their lives. As an educator, this is a unique approach
to motivate students to discuss and think through the issues
they face in their daily lives. Books
by Teens is a vehicle for adolescents,
as readers and writers, to participate in decision-making
that impacts directly on themselves, their peers, and their
physical and emotional well-being. Join us in this revolutionary
new style of learning.
Why do the issues
in Books by Teens belong in the classroom? Kids have
to deal with the issues of growing up in a complex world -
whether through their own experiences, their friends, seeing
it happen to other kids in school, or watching it on television,
the movies, or the internet. While they're old enough to be
exposed to these issues, they're often too young to integrate
cause and effect, and to predict short and long-term consequences.
It's hard enough to do that as an adult - as a teenager, it's
often impossible. Everything from bullying and divorce to
diversity and peer pressure, the internet, and dangers of
group think impact on our teenagers.
How can Books
by Teens be integrated into school curriculum? Lectures
don't work very well. Research has shown that people of all
ages learn and retain limited information from a lecture environment.
The best approach is hands-on, active involvement where teachers
and students can use real-life situations to find safe, effective
solutions. Books by Teens exposes students to frank, heartfelt
issues by seeing them through the eyes of the characters.
Your students will know that their peers participated in writing,
editing, illustrating and plotting the content. When read
along with YOU
ARE THE AUTHOR!, students have the opportunity to write
their own version of the story.
How can you
get Books by Teens into your classroom?
- Introduce Books by Teens to school administrators responsible
for ordering bulk copies and initiating student book clubs,
mental health projects, group projects, and curriculum-based
classroom work.
- Consider bringing the reading/writing program, YOU
ARE THE AUTHOR! into the classroom, where each student
writes his or her own version of the story.
- Use Books by Teens in innovative ways in the curriculum
in language arts, health, social studies, or club programs.
- Ask school administrators to read Books by Teens and see
where it best fits in your district.
Check out YOU
ARE THE AUTHOR! – the unique reading/writing program
where kids have the opportunity to write their own version
of the story.
For more information, contact booksbyteens@jerifink.com.
To purchase your own copy of Matthew's
Web, click
here.
To purchase Matthew's Web in bulk at author's discount price
(20 books or more) click
here.
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