PLAYING WITH FIRE: EMBRACING RISK AND DANGER IN SCHOOLS

Book ID/图书代码： 03235016B95905

English Summary/英文概要： There is a misconception, within the teaching profession and the general public, that Ofsted, the Health and Safety Executive and the establishment are against children being exposed to danger and that schools are prevented from giving children experiences which involve risk. Mike Fairclough, headmaster at West Rise Junior School, has blown that theory out of the water.

In the superb Playing With Fire, Mike urges all schools to follow his lead, empowering other Heads and their schools to provide activities for their pupils which include an element of risk and danger. With entertaining and visual examples of his work at West Rise, including bee keeping, water buffalo breeding, shooting, archery, Forest School, paddle boarding, and skinning rabbits, Mike breezily demonstrates how teething problems and mistakes are part and parcel of risk-taking and should be embraced.

The result is an empowering book that urges educators to cultivate their own resilience, courage and trust in the same way that we are hoping to foster those qualities within our students.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在教育行业和公众中一直存在着一种误解，教育部、卫生安全行政部门和教育机构都反对将儿童暴露在可能的危险之中，并禁止学校向儿童开展带有危险性质的活动。而West Rise小学校长Mike Fairclough已经把这个理论彻底推翻了。

在这本的《玩火》中，Mike鼓励所有学校跟随他的步伐，并鼓励其他校长和他们的学校为学生提供可能含有危险因素的活动。他在West Rise有趣的工作经历包括养蜂、养牛、射击、射箭、森林学校、划桨和剥兔子皮，Mike诙谐地展示了问题和错误是冒险的一部分，应该被接受。

这是一本给人鼓励的书，它督促教育者要像他们培养学生身上的品质一样，培养他们自身的韧性、勇气和信任。(YYW)

Awards/获奖情况：这是一本关于冒险和迎接挑战的书。Mike Fairclough的叙述发人深省。想像一下当你的学校变回青铜时代，还有一群水牛围绕在你的时候，学习该会是什么样子的。---Sue Cowley，一位老师和畅销书作者

作为一个遵从自己内心的人，Mike Fairclough相信耶稣会的管理原则，即乞求宽恕比寻求许可更容易。他12年多来在West Rise中学的出色领导已经引起了全国的认可和媒体的广泛关注。在这本讲究事实的书中，他激励读者成为有创造性的冒险者，以此为小学生提供难忘的、有意义的学习。--Roy Blatchford，国家教育信托基金的创始董事

这是一本超乎想象的书。书中辞藻优美地讲述了如何制定一门强大到不可思议的课程，包括一些已得到了OFSTED和健康与安全主管认可的活动，如养殖水牛，养殖1000只蜜蜂和射击（没错，射击）。Mike Fairclough和他的同事们展示了如何消除过度保护文化，让孩子们得到真正了不起的教育。《玩火》里声明了在任何学校、任何环境中都可以这样做。-- Mary Myatt，顾问，调研员，《高挑战，低威胁》的作者

This is a book about taking risks and embracing challenges. Mike Fairclough gives an inspirational account of what learning can look like when you have a bronze age settlement and a herd of water buffalo at your school. --Sue Cowley, teacher and best-selling author

A man after my own heart, Mike Fairclough believes in the Jesuit principle of management namely that it is easier to beg forgiveness than seek permission. His eventful leadership of West Rise Junior school over twelve years has rightly drawn national recognition and considerable media attention. In this down-to-earth book he energises readers to be creative risk-takers in the best interests of providing memorable and meaningful learning for primary children. --Roy Blatchford, founding director of the National Education Trust

This is a stunner. A beautifully written account of how to get a jaw-droppingly powerful curriculum, complete with water buffalo, 1000 bees, shooting (yes, shooting) endorsed by Ofsted and the Health and Safety Executive. Mike Fairclough and his colleagues have shown how, by removing the cotton wool culture, they are able to give children a truly amazing deal. ’Playing with Fire’ shows how it is possible to do the same in any school, in any environment. --Mary Myatt, advisor, inspector, author of High Challenge, Low Threat

About the Author/作者介绍： Mike Fairclough是《玩火：迎接学校里的风险》一书的作者。Mike的书探讨的主题和灵感来自他作为国际知名的West Rise小学校长的经验。Mike经营着学校附属的一个农场，管理着120多英亩的沼泽地，孩子们和工作人员正在那里建立一个青铜时代的村落。他养了一群亚洲水牛和几群蜜蜂，孩子们负责照看它们。Mike还教授学生农村必备的技能，如使用猎枪和钓鱼。这个课题为Mike的书提供了丰富而有趣的素材。他的学校于2015年成为泰晤士报年度教育补习学校，并在许多媒体和出版物中都进行了报道。

Mike Fairclough is the author of “Playing With Fire” Embracing Risk and Danger in Schools. Mike’s books explore themes inspired by his experiences as the Headteacher of the Internationally acclaimed West Rise Junior School. Mike runs a farm attached to the school and manages over 120 acres of marshland, on which the children and staff are building a Bronze Age replica village. He has a herd of Asian water buffalo, which the children look after and several hives of honey bees. Mike also teaches his pupils countryside management skills, such as using shotguns and fishing. This subject matter provides rich and entertaining material for Mike’s books. His School became the Times Educational Supplement School of the Year in 2015 and has been widely celebrated in the Media and in numerous publications.

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