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Summary: We're all in the right classroom learning the right lesson.
Review: "The Lesson." Yes, I wrote it. Yes, I try very hard to learn it. Problems, we all have them. And we all groan and wonder why we are being punished. But what if it's not like that at all? What if a loving teacher has carefully designed our classroom and our homework with only one thing in mind-the most efficient learning of the most important lesson that could possibly be learned. When the central image of this little book came to me some years ago, I said to myself, "Yes, that is it! Now, come out from under your desk and solve the problem. You can do it now or later. Do you want to stay in kindergarten forever?" It appears that a lot of people are finding this little story helpful. Educators are using it by the thousands. Therapists, hospice workers, parents write to me with great appreciation. A friend who works with men's groups, sponsored by our local Battered Women's Alternatives, tells me wonderful stories of reading the book to the men and having them respond with tears and sudden insights. So glad to be with you all in this strange and wonderful school. I send best wishes for doing your homework well. Please send the same to me.
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Summary: A moving, deeply spiritual book about life and it's lessons.
Review: I bought this book for my son, Robert who is 9, without reading very much first. I read the 'story problem lesson' and thought it sounded much like my son, so I brought it home and gave it to him on Christmas. He read it and told me it was a very good book. And then my 11 year old daughter read it and said it was wonderful so I thought I should read it. This book captures, in all simplicity, exactly what I've been trying to articulate to my children. "How much do you love?" And, " Who will remember you when you're gone?" All of our 'life lessons' come down to those two questions. This is a beautiful book, richly illustrated and eloquently written. I recommend this book for all ages, even the very young. However, if you're like me, it could be difficult to read out loud to children without having some words catch in your throat.
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Summary: A moving, deeply spiritual book about life and it's lessons.
Review: I bought this book for my son, Robert who is 9, without reading very much first. I read the 'story problem lesson' and thought it sounded much like my son, so I brought it home and gave it to him on Christmas. He read it and told me it was a very good book. And then my 11 year old daughter read it and said it was wonderful so I thought I should read it. This book captures, in all simplicity, exactly what I've been trying to articulate to my children. "How much do you love?" And, " Who will remember you when you're gone?" All of our 'life lessons' come down to those two questions. This is a beautiful book, richly illustrated and eloquently written. I recommend this book for all ages, even the very young. However, if you're like me, it could be difficult to read out loud to children without having some words catch in your throat.
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Summary: The Lesson belongs in everyone's Personal Library!
Review: I discovered "The Lesson" in a candle store at the mall a couple of years ago. I gave the book as a gift to my husband and he loved it so much that we purchased ten more copies for friends. We continue to purchase copies as gifts and the recipients are always deeply touched by this wonderful short story of Robert who learns the greatest life lesson of all: How much did you love? I am an avid reader and an author - this is one of my favorite books!
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Summary: The Lesson belongs in everyone's Personal Library!
Review: I discovered "The Lesson" in a candle store at the mall a couple of years ago. I gave the book as a gift to my husband and he loved it so much that we purchased ten more copies for friends. We continue to purchase copies as gifts and the recipients are always deeply touched by this wonderful short story of Robert who learns the greatest life lesson of all: How much did you love? I am an avid reader and an author - this is one of my favorite books!
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Summary: The Lesson belongs in everyone's Personal Library!
Review: I discovered "The Lesson" in a candle store at the mall a couple of years ago. I gave the book as a gift to my husband and he loved it so much that we purchased ten more copies for friends. We continue to purchase copies as gifts and the recipients are always deeply touched by this wonderful short story of Robert who learns the greatest life lesson of all: How much did you love? I am an avid reader and an author - this is one of my favorite books!
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Summary: Wonderful lesson for teacher, parents, children, everyone.
Review: I gave ten copies of this book for Christmas gifts and each recipient has asked me where they can buy more to pass on to others. My 32-year old nephew (coincidentally named Robert, as in the story) said it was his favorite gift this year. It's a simple, easy-to-read, soul-expanding story.
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Summary: This is a book for everyone - a universal story lesson.
Review: I gave ten copies of this book for Christmas gifts and each recipient has asked me where they can buy more to pass on to others. My 32-year old nephew (coincidentally named Robert, as in the story) said it was his favorite gift this year. It's a simple, easy-to-read, soul-expanding story.
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Summary: Wonderful lesson for teacher, parents, children, everyone.
Review: The last page is for everyone to live by. Florence F. W
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Summary: A Treasure !!!
Review: The Lesson is a wonderful book for readers young and old. We follow Robert from his first day in school in Kindergarten to throughout his entire life! Robert beams with pride when the teacher first gives him a problem to solve and he solves it correctly. Yet as Robert matures, the problems keep coming, some easy and some not so easy. Some he can't wait to solve, while others he would prefer for them to go away so that he does not have to solve them. We all have had problems like that!! Robert perseveres and continues to solve the problems that come his way and discovers that problems still need to be solved when formal school is over and the school of life takes over full time. Robert loved learning and thus he loved solving the problems that his teacher and life gave to him. Robert learns that problems cannot be ignored, as they just create bigger and more problems! Robert also learned that only he could solve his problems, and that no one else could do it for him. His family and friends supported and encouraged him and had patience with him when he would encounter a particularly "tough" problem. As Robert matures and weathers time, he finally realizes that ALL of the lessons that he had been learning and all of the problems that he had been solving all had a common theme interwoven into them, and that life was teaching him the greatest lesson of all - how to love. Decisions based in love and not in anger or hatred are the correct decisions for Robert to make. This book will delight all who read it and it would be a most wonderful book to incorporate into a school curriculum. This fable is short and wonderfully portrayed, and the drawings of Kathleen Peterson lend a charming quality to the book. Highly recommended!!!
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