Build high school students' interpersonal and communication skills
with actionable strategies and activities for today's classroom
teacher.
The proverbial "lost art of conversation" has become more than a
cliché.
Once young people learned the art of conversation outside of the
classroom―in their homes, in organized social groups, and with their
peers―but today such human encounters are limited, partly because of the
ubiquitous presence of technology. Face-to-face conversation offers a
different and vital kind of connection, one that is at the core of our
humanity and essential for a democratic society.
As teachers, we have a responsibility to help our students find their
voices and truly listen to the voices they hear. The strategies and
activities described in this book are easily integrated into an already
existing curriculum and will allow students to become not only better
speakers, but better writers, better thinkers, and better human beings.