Seen and Not Heard: Why Children's Voices Matter PDF
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PraiseforSeenandNotHeard “No one has ever listened more intently to the voices of children than Jana Mohr Lone. Seen and Not Heard will convince anyone who has ever doubted that children are capable of sophisticated and profound thinking,and thatallofushave much to learn from listeningtothem.” CLAUDIAMILLS,ASSOCIATEPROFESSOREMERITA, UNIVERSITYOFCOLORADOBOULDER “A beautiful book about the ways that children think and speak of important matters such as friendship, justice, happiness, child- hood, and death. Their words illuminate a text that parents and teachers will treasure all the more in this time of loss and griev- ing. . . . A stirring and important book, which should be widely read.” JONATHANKOZOL,NATIONALBOOKAWARDWINNER, AUTHOROFSAVAGEINEQUALITIES,AMAZINGGRACE, ANDMANYOTHERBOOKSONPUBLICEDUCATION “Seen and Not Heard is a wonderful book because philosopher Jana Mohr Lone listens carefully to children as they discuss some of life’s most important experiences—the meaning of friendship, trust, and being oneself or an outsider—that reveal not only themes of timeless importance but often wisdom from their youthfulperspectives.” CHARLESJOHNSON,NATIONALBOOKAWARDWINNER, AUTHOROFMIDDLEPASSAGEANDTHEWAYOFTHEWRITER “Not since Gareth Matthews has a philosopher provided so direct andlucidanaccountofchildren’sphilosophicalthinkingontopics so central to human experience—and of why their thinking shouldmattertotherestofus.” MAUGHNGREGORY,PROFESSOROFEDUCATIONALFOUNDATIONS, MONTCLAIRSTATEUNIVERSITY “You will want to listen to the children in your life once you read Seen and Not Heard. Conversant in the latest philosophical, psychological, and sociological research on childhood, Jana Mohr Lone has written a book that is inviting, intimate, and readable. She weaves an impressionistic account of children’s thoughts on friendship, happiness, fairness, and death with considerations of thesephilosophicaltopicsinliterature,history,andculture.” MEGANLAVERTY,ASSOCIATEPROFESSOROFPHILOSOPHY ANDEDUCATION,TEACHERSCOLLEGE,COLUMBIAUNIVERSITY “Seen and Not Heard is a wonderful exploration of how conversa- tions with children can be philosophical, thoughtful and thought- provoking, and an opportunity for genuine dialogue. Jana Mohr Lone convincingly demonstrates that young voices are worth at- tending to, by drawing upon works of literature, philosophical texts, and real conversations she has had with young thinkers. Beautifully written and lucidly argued, this book will be enjoyed byall.” LAURAD’OLIMPIO,SENIORLECTURERINPHILOSOPHYOFEDUCATION, UNIVERSITYOFBIRMINGHAM,ENGLAND “Seen and Not Heard is profound, rich, and provocative. It dem- onstrates that, as much as adults and often more so, children are subtle, complex, and diverse philosophical thinkers. It opens a window to a wide field of children’s ideas about being, imagina- tion, friendship, justice, ethics, gender, happiness, death, and much more. A better argument is hard to imagine for the impor- tance of listening to children, for children’s own sakes as well as fordoingbetterphilosophy.” JOHNWALL,CHAIROFTHEDEPARTMENTOFPHILOSOPHYANDRELIGION, RUTGERSUNIVERSITY SEEN AND NOT HEARD SEEN AND NOT HEARD Why Children’s Voices Matter Jana Mohr Lone ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Lanham • Boulder • New York • London PublishedbyRowman&Littlefield AnimprintofTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. 4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite200,Lanham,Maryland20706 www.rowman.com 6TinworthStreet,LondonSE115AL,UnitedKingdom Copyright©2021byJanaMohrLone Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorby anyelectronicormechanicalmeans,includinginformationstorageandretriev- alsystems,withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewer whomayquotepassagesinareview. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Names:MohrLone,Jana,author. Title:Seenandnotheard:whychildren'svoicesmatter/JanaMohrLone. Description:Lanham,Maryland:Rowman&Littlefield,[2021]|Includesbibliographicalrefer- encesandindex.|Summary:"Discussingthemeaningofchildhood,friendship,justiceand fairness,happiness,anddeath,JanaMohrLoneconsidershowlisteningtochildren'sideascan expandourthinkingaboutsocietalissuesanddeepenourrespectforchildren'sperspectives"-- Providedbypublisher. Identifiers:LCCN2020053432(print)|LCCN2020053433(ebook)|ISBN9781475843231 (cloth)|ISBN9781475843248(paperback)|ISBN9781475843255(epub) Subjects:LCSH:Children--Attitudes.|Childdevelopment.|Childpsychology. Classification:LCCHQ772.5.M652021(print)|LCCHQ772.5(ebook)|DDC305.231--dc23 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020053432 LCebookrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020053433 TMThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsof AmericanNationalStandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaper forPrintedLibraryMaterials,ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. In memory of my mother, Irene Marie Budzeyko Mohr, and her love of books and words
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