Highly recommended reading。。。Growing the Orchids: The Innovative Educational Method to Help Kids Blossom by Dr。 Ofer Marbach is a ‘unique book and a first-time presentation of an educational approach offering a combination of educational and therapeutic languages。 The synergy created between the two languages enables conversing and progressive communication with children。 The educational experience then becomes positive and respectful and offers a sense of security for both children and adults。’ Highly recommended reading。。。Growing the Orchids: The Innovative Educational Method to Help Kids Blossom by Dr。 Ofer Marbach is a ‘unique book and a first-time presentation of an educational approach offering a combination of educational and therapeutic languages。 The synergy created between the two languages enables conversing and progressive communication with children。 The educational experience then becomes positive and respectful and offers a sense of security for both children and adults。’21st century educational leadership should be equipped to deal with the myriad changes bombarding the educational arena。 As technology, culture, politics, economy, and social factors continue to modify the educational environment, academic-qualification should no longer be the measuring stick by which educators are prepared。 The need to develop adaptive-competent qualified educators becomes necessary。This is an excellent book for all educators who want to make a positive impact in a child’s development。 Highly recommended reading for both parents and teachers alike。 A well-deserved five stars。 I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book。 。。。more
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‘This is the win-win situation: My change is his。 His gain is mine。’ – valuable insights!Israeli author Ofer Marbach earned his PhD in social policies and continues to lecture for Israel’s leading teaching institutions for education and special education。 He has served as a Principal of a Montessori school, for a special education school for children with mental health disorders, and as a panel member in the Israeli Psychiatric Organization for Children and Adolescents’ conference – Psychiatry a ‘This is the win-win situation: My change is his。 His gain is mine。’ – valuable insights!Israeli author Ofer Marbach earned his PhD in social policies and continues to lecture for Israel’s leading teaching institutions for education and special education。 He has served as a Principal of a Montessori school, for a special education school for children with mental health disorders, and as a panel member in the Israeli Psychiatric Organization for Children and Adolescents’ conference – Psychiatry and the Educational System。 GROWING THE ORCHID is his literary debut。 Toby Boni Shamir provides the translation from the Hebrew。Leading into this very important volume of insights, the author offers: ‘Let us not say: “The child doesn’t know how to behave” – behave differently with him! Let us not say: “The child has attention and cooperation problems” – pay more concentrated attention to him。 Let us not say: “This child has emotional and psychological issues” – be more sensitive to his needs! Let us not say “The child has communication difficulties。‘ – Instead, find a way to communicate with him differently with him。’Dr。 Marbach addresses his book to teachers and educators, presenting his own extensive experience in the field and the insights he has gained from his years with students。 As he states, ‘I believe that to create change in a child whose behavior is harmful and disruptive, the educator has to first understand where he has been hurt by the child’s behavior。 He must work on himself and change his own behavior。 When a child’s disturbing behavior harms me as an educator, insults me and annoys me, a change in the child’s behavior will not be achieved by reacting to him or punishing him。 It will only result from my own process of change。 As an adult, an educator, a teacher, a parent, or a principal, I have to learn to cope with the child。 I should be able to contain the behavior and not “fall apart。” I mustn’t give up on him。 I have to remain strong enough to accompany him, support him, and give him a sufficient sense of security to further his own process of change。 This is the “win-win ‘ situation。 My change is his。 His gain is mine。”The book’s title reflects the author’s comparison between raising orchids and important interaction between the grower and the orchid。 He therefore presents his Orchid Model as Stage One – Building a Relationship, Stage Two – Crating an Individual Empowerment Program, Stage Three – Balance, Stage Four and Five – Learning and Development。 Easy to follow and accessible to incorporate his guidelines, Dr。 Marbach adds a significant addendum to teaching that is revelatory。 。。。more