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Pursuing Bad Guys

Joining Children's Quest for Clarity, Courage and Community

by Donna King

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Pursuing Bad Guys celebrates a yearlong, child-led investigation of “bad guys,” and a teacher’s powerful learning journey along the way.

Overview

How do you handle “bad guys?” Join a yearlong, co-constructed investigation of goodness and badness, real and pretend, safety and courage. Expand your practice as you learn alongside a passionate and creative teacher, who takes risks and shares the outcomes as this energizing story unfolds.

Pursuing Bad Guys is part of the Reimagining Our Work (ROW) collection. Use the ROW collection to discover how early childhood educators in the field are reimagining their work and thinking alongside children.

“In this courageous, challenging, invigorating work, Donna King pulls back the curtain on transforming practice. With deep trust, Donna and colleague Sarah create a context where co-learning flourishes. The excitement is palpable.”

– Karyn Callaghan, President, Ontario Reggio Association


“This joyful book uncovers the power of children and teachers to engage in deep learning that is genuinely respectful and responsive. I highly recommend this book for teachers interested in deepening their practice, and for anyone curious about what the Reggio Emilia approach can look like in an American school context.”

– Anna Golden, Atelierista, Sabot at Stony Point School, Richmond, VA


“A vital contribution for teachers who love the creativity and imagination of young children but are unsure how to constructively handle their ‘bad guy’ play. As the children explored and shared their hopes and fears, they found they could work together to support one another and discover their own inner courage and strength.”

– Jane Katch, Author, Under Deadman’s Skin: Discovering the Meaning of Children’s Violent Play

Foreword
Introduction: Beginning the Year
1 – Learning Encounters
2 – A Cultural Shift
3 – Becoming Bad Guy Researchers
4 – Action to Support Our Research
5 – Offering Materials for Bad Guy Research
6 – Protection From Badness
7 – Finding Power in Shared Story Making
8 – Goodbye to the Fading Bad Guy
9 – Reflecting on Learning and Change
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Study Guide

Author, Donna King

In 1990, Donna King, informed by her graduate school study of child care quality, worked with a group of teachers and parents to found Children First, a small, nonprofit early education program in Durham, North Carolina-and she has been teaching, directing, and, most of all, learning there ever since. King's book, "Pursuing Bad Guys," is part of the ROW series, and chronicles the year that Children First teachers worked with pedagogista Pam Oken-Wright to join the children's research on bad guys. She has three children-Cara, now 31; Anna Grace, now 28; and Josh, now 26-all graduates of Children First.

Weight 1.5 lbs
ISBN

978-0-942702-74-3

Publication Year

2021

Publisher

Exchange Press

Page Count

208

Language

English

Format

Paperback