Dealing with Competition (Conflict Resolution Library) - Softcover

Don Middleton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568382693 ISBN 13: 9781568382692

Publisher: Hazelden Information & Educational Services, 1998

Synopsis

We live in a society that values petition highly, and today's kids find themselves in competitive situations at ever younger ages. Author Don Middleton discusses how competition can be valuable -- an incentive to do one's best, for example -- as well as acknowledging that competition can make kids uncomfortable. He also looks at how competitive situations can frustrating and even destructive and shows ways to avoid them.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-With their large print, wide margins, and full-color photographs, these series entries are attractive introductions to difficult subjects. Middleton's style is workmanlike and sometimes didactic, as he provides a constant stream of advice and information: "When we compete, somebody often wins while another person loses" (Competitiveness) or "When we are able to keep secrets, people learn to trust us" (Secrets). He uses fictional anecdotes to illustrate his points. In Competitiveness, he is so encouraging that he fails to make the point that sometimes no amount of practice will make you a winner if you lack talent or aptitude for a particular activity. The full-page photos feature children of both genders and varied races. Overall, these titles provide solid information that may be useful as a discussion starter.
Rosie Peasley, Empire Union School District, Modesto, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hazelden Information & Educational Services
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568382693
• ISBN 13: 9781568382692
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24