The Mark of the Beast historically and critically examines the dire effects of the process of animalization on both humans and animals. Roberts provides a general account of the theoretical division between humans and animals begun largely in the work of Aristotle and continued in that of Descartes and Kant. Following the philosophical provenance of the idea of animality, Roberts explores the practical and "scientific" uses of this idea, focusing largely on what Stephen J. Gould terms the "biodeterministic tradition" by evaluating the primarily ninteenth century theories of atavism, craniology, recapitulation, and so on, while also exploring the use of medical and psychological techniques of animalization.
Following on from the huge success of Boys Don’t Try? this essential new book answers nine key questions about how teachers and schools can best tackle boys’ academic underperformance. For decades schools have grappled with the most significant barriers to male academic success: a lack of motivation to succeed, poor attitudes to learning, lower literacy levels and a reluctance to read for pleasure or write at length. In this compelling book, Mark Roberts provides clear answers about how teachers can tackle ‘The Boy Question’. Each chapter answers a frequently asked question about how best to teach boys, outlining the issue and demonstrating what can be done about it. Informed by a wealth of research and the author’s personal experience of successfully teaching boys, this book offers an abundance of practical advice for the busy classroom teacher. It will shine a light on what makes boys tick and how we can design effective curriculums to ensure they can best acquire powerful knowledge. With practical advice and examples to help address anti-social attitudes and stem the cycle of boys’ underachievement, this is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders.
Following on from the huge success of Boys Don’t Try? this essential new book answers nine key questions about how teachers and schools can best tackle boys’ academic underperformance. For decades schools have grappled with the most significant barriers to male academic success: a lack of motivation to succeed, poor attitudes to learning, lower literacy levels and a reluctance to read for pleasure or write at length. In this compelling book, Mark Roberts provides clear answers about how teachers can tackle ‘The Boy Question’. Each chapter answers a frequently asked question about how best to teach boys, outlining the issue and demonstrating what can be done about it. Informed by a wealth of research and the author’s personal experience of successfully teaching boys, this book offers an abundance of practical advice for the busy classroom teacher. It will shine a light on what makes boys tick and how we can design effective curriculums to ensure they can best acquire powerful knowledge. With practical advice and examples to help address anti-social attitudes and stem the cycle of boys’ underachievement, this is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders.
True tales of life and death as told by those who fought in the briny depths. From the undersea warfare of World War II through the Cold War stand-offs in the deep to the cutting-edge technology of the modern U.S. Navy, submarines have evolved into the front line of our nation's defense at sea. And the men who sail them have become heroes above and below the waves. These are their stories. Compiled from interviews and recollections from submarine veterans and accompanied by detailed photos and illustrations of both man and machine at work, Sub is a gripping chronicle of undersea warfare as told by those who know firsthand what it means to drop through the hull of a boat, to sink into the dark, freezing waters of the deep-and to have death never more than one torpedo away.
Six women. Six abductions. Six souls in peril...London is in the grip of a barbaric serial killer, dubbed Herod by the tabloid press. Four pregnant women have been abducted in quick succession, their bodies mutilated and dumped. When a fifth pregnant woman, Julia Caton, is taken from her home in the dead of night, DCI David Rosen knows that time is running out to save her... Then Rosen gets a mysterious phone call from Father Sebastian Flint, an enigmatic priest who seems to know rather too much about the abductions. When it emerges that Father Flint was once the Vatican's leading expert on the occult, the investigation takes an increasingly disturbing turn. But it isn't until Rosen discovers the existence of an ancient text - said to be the devil's answer to the bible - that the true horror of Herod's plan begins to unfold. Rosen is drawn inexorably to the killer's lair, where he will discover a terrible truth - that Herod's retribution is absolute, and that there are far worse things than death...
Peckham, south London. A nine-year-old boy crawls from a burning car and is left fighting for his life. As DCI David Rosen and his team scour the scene of the crime, a graffiti image of a sinister eye is discovered above the site of the wreckage - and with it, a series of mysterious markings etched onto the wall. Could this be a code to catch the killer? When a teenager is burned alive, evidence on his body confirms Rosen's suspicion that a cult is at work on the estate. Young children go missing in the dead of night. Each second counts as Rosen battles to find the killers and save the missing souls...
Dealing with poor behaviour is exhausting and stressful. But it doesn’t have to be! Some teachers keep their students in line with apparent ease. They defuse tricky situations with discreet words and almost imperceptible gestures. They extract work from the most reticent students. Yet even experienced teachers are not immune to the impact of bad behaviour on both the classroom environment and their own well-being. In this exciting new book, bestselling author Mark Roberts shares the secrets of how behaviour whispering can improve 100 common classroom problems, from the student who is always late to the class that is unsettled by a wasp.Divided into two sections, Part A features 80 common behaviour scenarios that teachers are likely to encounter. Roberts reframes ineffective responses to these scenarios by using language that helps students feel supported, and helps you succeed in regaining control of the situation. Part B introduces 20 non-verbal forms of communication that can be used in a variety of behaviour situations to manage the problem without singling out a troublesome or unfocused student. Each of the 100 scenarios featured in the book is accompanied by an illustration and an explanation of why this phrase or gesture works. Practical next steps follow at the end of every scenario, giving further suggestions on how to maintain good behaviour.Providing unrivalled insight into the importance of communication and the psychology that underpins it, the book breaks behaviour down to a granular level, offering tried and trusted responses to virtually every conceivable classroom behaviour scenario at primary and secondary levels.
Dealing with poor behaviour is exhausting and stressful. But it doesn’t have to be! Some teachers keep their students in line with apparent ease. They defuse tricky situations with discreet words and almost imperceptible gestures. They extract work from the most reticent students. Yet even experienced teachers are not immune to the impact of bad behaviour on both the classroom environment and their own well-being. In this exciting new book, bestselling author Mark Roberts shares the secrets of how behaviour whispering can improve 100 common classroom problems, from the student who is always late to the class that is unsettled by a wasp.Divided into two sections, Part A features 80 common behaviour scenarios that teachers are likely to encounter. Roberts reframes ineffective responses to these scenarios by using language that helps students feel supported, and helps you succeed in regaining control of the situation. Part B introduces 20 non-verbal forms of communication that can be used in a variety of behaviour situations to manage the problem without singling out a troublesome or unfocused student. Each of the 100 scenarios featured in the book is accompanied by an illustration and an explanation of why this phrase or gesture works. Practical next steps follow at the end of every scenario, giving further suggestions on how to maintain good behaviour.Providing unrivalled insight into the importance of communication and the psychology that underpins it, the book breaks behaviour down to a granular level, offering tried and trusted responses to virtually every conceivable classroom behaviour scenario at primary and secondary levels.
We learn more from failure than success, right? Unfortunately, the reality is that many students view failure as a sign to switch their focus, lower their expectations or simply give in. Failure and other psychological conditions – like perfectionism, procrastination, impostor syndrome and test anxiety – cause emotional distress and impair students’ cognitive performance. But it needn’t be like this. Fail Better offers genuine insight for those tackling these issues in schools, revealing how teachers can help students to achieve success. Informed by a wealth of research from psychology, cognitive and behavioural science, Mark Roberts outlines the nature and scale of each issue and the practical steps that can be taken to overcome it. Providing an array of practical solutions to pervasive psychological problems, the chapters cover: Establishing classroom learning cultures that enable students to fail forwards Encouraging students to overcome perfectionism by evaluating their progress in realistic and healthy ways Embedding effective study techniques to combat procrastination Helping students to silence their inner critic and manage impostor syndrome Changing the narrative around test anxiety Packed with actionable strategies, and part of the InnerDrive Teacher CPD Academy series that dives deep into key areas that matter to teachers, this book provides a clear blueprint for tackling barriers to learning.
We learn more from failure than success, right? Unfortunately, the reality is that many students view failure as a sign to switch their focus, lower their expectations or simply give in. Failure and other psychological conditions – like perfectionism, procrastination, impostor syndrome and test anxiety – cause emotional distress and impair students’ cognitive performance. But it needn’t be like this. Fail Better offers genuine insight for those tackling these issues in schools, revealing how teachers can help students to achieve success. Informed by a wealth of research from psychology, cognitive and behavioural science, Mark Roberts outlines the nature and scale of each issue and the practical steps that can be taken to overcome it. Providing an array of practical solutions to pervasive psychological problems, the chapters cover: Establishing classroom learning cultures that enable students to fail forwards Encouraging students to overcome perfectionism by evaluating their progress in realistic and healthy ways Embedding effective study techniques to combat procrastination Helping students to silence their inner critic and manage impostor syndrome Changing the narrative around test anxiety Packed with actionable strategies, and part of the InnerDrive Teacher CPD Academy series that dives deep into key areas that matter to teachers, this book provides a clear blueprint for tackling barriers to learning.
The genesis of my book is 20 years coming. Imagine a young 22-year-old starting a career as a financial advisor with a young face and working for a captive company, where my clientele options were very limited. I discovered quickly that for me to make a real go of this career, I needed to stand out from other financial advisors. I dove into tax strategies. I wanted to build a company in the financial service industry that had an emphasis on helping clients strategically save taxes on their investment accounts.Now, years later, I can say the No. 1 question I get regarding tax strategies is, "if this is that easy, then why my financial advisor wouldn't show this to me?" In my book, you will learn what we know to be basic strategies that, hopefully, will enhance your lifestyle and your portfolio's longevity. Also in the book, we address some of investors' fears about their money, like outliving their money, stock market risk and health care expenses. In my experience, the No. 1 fear most investors have is they don't know what they don't know. In other words, they don't know what questions to ask their advisor or even how to find the right advisor. I believe investors, in general, expect a financial advisor to inform them about things that are important and to be proactive and not just reactive. In this context, reactive means answering investor questions as they arise and being there for them when they need it, which are both important. But I also believe that being proactive with my investors is essential. I provide education and I actively deliver information that gives them something different to think about, something outside the box...I want you to read this book and say to yourself, "wow that made sense," and "I wish I had read this book long ago." I hope this book gives you ideas to take back to your advisor and ask some heart-to-heart questions, review these rules and tax laws, and figure out what you can do now to get on the right track. Securities and advisory services offered through Client One Securities LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC and a Registered Investment Adviser. Affinity Asset Management and Client One Securities LLC are not affiliated.
Dreamy never thought about her mysterious silver eyes until she moved to Salem. Clues about her past life are written on the side of her cabinet in her new orphanage home. These clues lead her to the Lost Scroll of Salem. This is how she discovers that she is the moon goddess, but she must complete the quest to find the whole scroll before she turns twelve so she can gain all her powers. Her friends join the quest and regain their powers as gods and goddesses too. Herman turns himself into a goat in the school cafeteria, Margret starts a duel on the school bus and Beth becomes an even better hockey player than ever. As they get closer to completing their quest, someone doesn't want them to succeed. They battle one of the worst snow storms ever, a curse put on a graveyard and many other challenges. The completed scroll brings back Dreamy's pet fox and powers beyond their wildest expectations.
A Presbyterian pastor examines the many aspects of Jesus's identity, such as Rabbi, Son of Man, and Light of the World, bringing insight into the theological and historical meanings and then relating them to the reader's faith and life today. Original.
