Letters to My Children: Tweets to Make You Think

Jansen, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 1920434348 / ISBN 13: 9781920434342

Published by Bookstorm, 2012

About this Item

Signed by author. 188 pages (complete). Wraps a bit shelf rubbed and marked. Still in a very good condition, tightly bound and internally clean. 2nd impression. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters to My Children: Tweets to Make You Think
• Publisher: Bookstorm
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1920434348
• ISBN 13: 9781920434342
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 6 ounces
• Signed: Signed

About this title

Synopsis

It started as advice to his own two children entering adulthood, it spread to his students at the University of the Free State and now tens of thousands of his followers of Twitter and Facebook wait for Jonathan Jansen's words of wisdom every day. Each day Jansen (@JJ_UFS) writes a Letter to my children – a nugget of advice on life, love and becoming a compassionate, thinking human being. Jansen has become South Africa's moral barometer in a time when leadership seems to be sorely lacking in many areas of our country which explains why this project has struck such a chord with South Africans young and old alike. Jansen talks to young people using new media but continues to give them good old fashioned advice about how to conduct their lives as strong and caring citizens who live life to the fullest. In this book, Jansen explains his thinking behind his wildly popular Twitter campaign and shares the first 160 Tweets with his readers. The Tweets range in subject from politics, to love and relationships, to being a student and ensuring that you question the status quo. They include the following examples: condoms break; never under any circumstances become a politician; choose public service instead; here is the secret to dealing with peer pressure - choose the right peers; go to university to screw-up; how else will you learn?

About the Author

Jonathan Jansen is Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Stellenbosch, after serving for many years as the Vice Chancellor of the University of the Free State, South Africa. Jansen has a formidable reputation for transformation and a deep commitment to reconciliation in communities living with the heritage of apartheid. He holds an impressive collection of degrees and awards including the Education Africa Lifetime Achievement Award. Jansen is also the author or co-author of Song for Sarah, Letters to My Children, Great South African Teachers, We Need to Talk, We Need to Act and How to Fix South Africa's Schools. Jansen has lived all over South Africa and in the United States. He is married with two children.