Week 5: NetLibrary

1. I searched "Oppositional Defiant Disorder", and read Educating Oppositional and Defiant Children. The table of contents on the left side was very helpful. It was nice to see at a glance what was covered.

I did not realize that ODD used to be referred to as explosive personality disorder. Quite fitting, though. This book provided lots of examples and was easy to read. It stated that children who experience neglect, rejection, harsh discipline and/or lack of nurturing can develop pent-up anger. Some use aggression to get even or to get what they want. I was glad for some reminders when dealing with these students. Here were a few that struck home...
* When a child loses control of his emotions, educators may too.
* Teachers must always value the child no matter what the behavior.
* Children must feel emotionally and physically safe in the teacher's presence.
* Hope is a key. Educators must have hope.

2. Here are a few appropriate titles I'd recommend for Constitution Day:

A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments
by John Vile
Publication: Westport, Conn. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001

The Constitution of the United States of America
Publication: Champaign, Illinois; Project Gutenberg

The Teacher's Calendar: School Year 2003-2004: The Day-by-day Directory to Holidays, Birthdays, Historic Events, and Special Days, Weeks and Months
by Holly McGuire and Kathryn A. Keil
Publication: Chicago, Ill. McGraw-Hill Professional 2003

This book gave a brief background of Constitution Day. It included a National Archives website to go to for activities and lesson plans for Constitution Day. However, the website was no longer available.

3. I entered Oklahoma as the publisher, something I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Eighty-three e-books came up. A lot of them came from the Oklahoma Western Biographies set, which seems like a credible source: Father Peter John DeSmet, A.P. Giannini and the Bank of America, Red Cloud: Warrior Statesman of Lakota Sioux, to mention a few.
Others titles that came up were: A Tour on the Prairie, Oklahoma Place Names, Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales