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Title: Of course
Review: Nel Nodding's writings deserve praise in that she is among the first contemporary scholars to tell us about the importance of a caring curriculum for children. It is also nice to say that if we learn to care, this is better than the didactic forms of authoritarian compliance oriented character education going on in most of our schools. However, an entire book to say this may not be what we need. Also, not once in the entire book is their any reference to caring about Nature. To anthropocentrize the concept of caring is dangerous in these times when our environment is catestrophically deteriorating.If you are inclined to want to know why her ideas are different than the Christian leaders of character education, then I suggest you buy the book. If you already agree that caring, spirituality and a more balanced, holistic view of the world is what you want, see my own book on Teaching Virtues at www.teachingvirtues.net for a practical application.
