Why Don't Students Like School?

from tobagotim

This book is telling me how MY mind works and how I can make better use of it. I am not a classroom teacher. I have, however, watched the teachers who taught my kids over the years. The most successful of these was a first grade teacher. Since my son was in first grade in 1971-2, this teacher did...

from MicheleKingery

In a pleasant tone, with lots of friendly examples and anecdotes, Daniel T. Willingham gets to the root of a teaching dilemma: how to convey information in a way that is meaningful to the student. According to Willingham, thinking is "slow, effortful and uncertain." Apparently that explains why w...

from quantum.alex

Significance Through the expertise of a cognitive scientists, this work dispels many of the myths surrounding how we learn (including remembering) and shows practical ways to improve learning. I haven't seen a book quite like it. Artwork/Writing/Narrative/Organization * Clear writing with many e...

from tobagotim

This book is telling me how MY mind works and how I can make better use of it. I am not a classroom teacher. I have, however, watched the teachers who taught my kids over the years. The most successful of these was a first grade teacher. Since my son was in first grade in 1971-2, this teacher did...

from yapete

Excellent introduction to implications of cognitive science for teaching at all levels. Although I teach at the university level, I found this book extremely useful. Does away with many educational fads that are still out there, and shows that cognitive science supports what your grandmother alwa...