The Magical Place We Call School, by Dr. Kathleen Corley

Creating a Safe Space for Learning and Happiness in a Challenging World.

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Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the WBZ Book Club.This is Jordan. Doctor Kathleen Corley is
a forty year veteran of elementary schooleducation and she has written her first book
called The Magical Place We Call SchoolAnd This is a rare, upbeat look
at some of the extraordinary things thatstill can happen in schools across the country.
That for all the focus and disagreementon what students should or should not
be taught, the justifiable concern ofschool time bullying and violence, even shootings

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in a general sense that there's amalaise in the public school system, doctor
Curley comes along with a more upbeatassessment. She argues that schools, in
most cases offer a safe and happyplace for children to learn. Her experience
allows her to share her wisdom onthe value of education, how children develop,
think and learn, and the skillsets they need to not only succeed
in the classroom, but to maturemore effectively at home and in society.

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Despite its drawbacks and problems, itstill provides an extremely needed and positive experience
for children as they mature. TheMagical Place We Call School by Doctor Kathleen
Corley and That's the book Club WBZBoston's news radio