30 Books like The Knowledge Gap

How to Educate a Citizen

by E.D. Hirsch Jr. • 2020

Shared knowledge once held America together. Schools abandoned it. Evidence shows it's reversible.

3.80

430

🔧 Education Reform 📋 Curriculum Design 🏛️ Civic Education

How to Educate a Citizen 96%

Shared knowledge once held America together. Schools abandoned it. Evidence shows it's reversible.

by E.D. Hirsch Jr. 2020

3.80

430 ratings

🔧 Education Reform 📋 Curriculum Design 🏛️ Civic Education

The Reading Mind

by Daniel T. Willingham • 2017

Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.

4.14

605

🔬 Reading Science 📚 Literacy Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Psychology

The Reading Mind 95%

Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.

by Daniel T. Willingham 2017

4.14

605 ratings

🔬 Reading Science 📚 Literacy Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Psychology

Closing the Reading Gap

by Alex Quigley • 2020

Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.

4.22

426

📚 Disciplinary Literacy 🔬 Science Of Reading 🔤 Phonics Instruction

Closing the Reading Gap 95%

Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.

by Alex Quigley 2020

4.22

426 ratings

📚 Disciplinary Literacy 🔬 Science Of Reading 🔤 Phonics Instruction

The Death and Life of the Great American School System

by Diane Ravitch • 2010

Accountability was meant to fix schools. An insider shows how it broke them instead.

4.05

6k+

📋 Education Policy 🏫 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing

The Death and Life of the Great American School System Summary

The Death and Life of the Great American School System 94%

Accountability was meant to fix schools. An insider shows how it broke them instead.

by Diane Ravitch 2010

4.05

6k+ ratings

📋 Education Policy 🏫 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing

Making Kids Cleverer

by David Didau • 2019

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

4.17

130

🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory

Making Kids Cleverer 94%

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

by David Didau 2019

4.17

130 ratings

🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory

I Got Schooled

by M. Night Shyamalan • 2013

Five data-backed patterns that close America's education gap, from a filmmaker who hunted them down.

3.67

324

📉 Achievement Gap 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Data-Driven Instruction

I Got Schooled 94%

Five data-backed patterns that close America's education gap, from a filmmaker who hunted them down.

by M. Night Shyamalan 2013

3.67

324 ratings

📉 Achievement Gap 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Data-Driven Instruction

The Smartest Kids in the World

by Amanda Ripley • 2013

Not bake sales or gadgets: three American teens saw what makes the world's smartest students.

4.06

15k+

🧭 Comparative Education 📋 Education Policy 👩‍🏫 Teacher Quality

The Smartest Kids in the World 94%

Not bake sales or gadgets: three American teens saw what makes the world's smartest students.

by Amanda Ripley 2013

4.06

15k+ ratings

🧭 Comparative Education 📋 Education Policy 👩‍🏫 Teacher Quality

How Children Succeed

by Paul Tough • 2012

Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.

3.89

25k+

🧒 Child Development 📚 Education Reform 🌪️ Childhood Adversity

How Children Succeed 94%

Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.

by Paul Tough 2012

3.89

25k+ ratings

🧒 Child Development 📚 Education Reform 🌪️ Childhood Adversity

Building a Better Teacher

by Elizabeth Green • 2014

The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.

3.75

1k+

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 🏫 Education Reform 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Learning

Building a Better Teacher 94%

The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.

by Elizabeth Green 2014

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 🏫 Education Reform 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Learning

Beyond Test Scores

by Jack Schneider • 2017

Test scores mostly rate a school's zip code, not its teaching. A better framework exists.

4.13

🏛️ Education Policy 📝 Testing Reform 🌱 Whole Child Education

Beyond Test Scores 94%

Test scores mostly rate a school's zip code, not its teaching. A better framework exists.

by Jack Schneider 2017

4.13

53 ratings

🏛️ Education Policy 📝 Testing Reform 🌱 Whole Child Education

In Search of Deeper Learning

by Jal Mehta • 2019

The richest learning in high school happens after the bell, in theater, debate, and journalism.

4.31

320

🔄 Education Reform 🏫 High School Education 🌱 Progressive Education

In Search of Deeper Learning 94%

The richest learning in high school happens after the bell, in theater, debate, and journalism.

by Jal Mehta 2019

4.31

320 ratings

🔄 Education Reform 🏫 High School Education 🌱 Progressive Education

Finnish Lessons

by Pasi Sahlberg • 2011

No standardized tests, no private schools, no tracking: how Finland built the world's best schools.

3.90

836

🏛️ Education Equity 🍎 Teacher Professionalism 🌍 Comparative Education

Finnish Lessons 94%

No standardized tests, no private schools, no tracking: how Finland built the world's best schools.

by Pasi Sahlberg 2011

3.90

836 ratings

🏛️ Education Equity 🍎 Teacher Professionalism 🌍 Comparative Education

Creative Schools

by Ken Robinson • 2015

The best schools work like gardens, not factories. A tour of ones that made the switch.

4.10

4k+

🏫 Education Reform 🎯 Personalized Learning ✨ Creativity In Education

Creative Schools 94%

The best schools work like gardens, not factories. A tour of ones that made the switch.

by Ken Robinson 2015

4.10

4k+ ratings

🏫 Education Reform 🎯 Personalized Learning ✨ Creativity In Education

Poor Students, Rich Teaching

by Eric Jensen • 2019

The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.

4.00

116

🏫 Teaching In Poverty 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Poor Students, Rich Teaching 93%

The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.

by Eric Jensen 2019

4.00

116 ratings

🏫 Teaching In Poverty 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Personalizing 21st Century Education

by Dan Domenech • 2016

One-size-fits-all education is failing. How to rebuild schools around each student's needs and pace.

4.33

🏫 Education Reform 🧩 Personalized Learning 👨‍🎓 Student-Centered Learning

Personalizing 21st Century Education Summary

Personalizing 21st Century Education 93%

One-size-fits-all education is failing. How to rebuild schools around each student's needs and pace.

by Dan Domenech 2016

4.33

9 ratings

🏫 Education Reform 🧩 Personalized Learning 👨‍🎓 Student-Centered Learning

The One World Schoolhouse

by Salman Khan • 2012

One cousin's math lesson, a cheap tablet, and a classroom where every student masters every concept.

4.33

5k+

🏫 Education Reform 💻 Education Technology 🎯 Mastery Learning

The One World Schoolhouse 93%

One cousin's math lesson, a cheap tablet, and a classroom where every student masters every concept.

by Salman Khan 2012

4.33

5k+ ratings

🏫 Education Reform 💻 Education Technology 🎯 Mastery Learning

Reader, Come Home

by Maryanne Wolf • 2018

Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.

3.89

5k+

🧒 Early Literacy 💻 Digital Reading 📖 Deep Reading

Reader, Come Home 93%

Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.

by Maryanne Wolf 2018

3.89

5k+ ratings

🧒 Early Literacy 💻 Digital Reading 📖 Deep Reading

Rewiring Education

by John D. Couch • 2018

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

3.79

266

📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning

Rewiring Education 93%

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

by John D. Couch 2018

3.79

266 ratings

📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning

Disrupting Class

by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008

Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.

3.86

2k+

🏫 K-12 Education 🔧 Education Reform 💡 Innovation Strategy

Disrupting Class 93%

Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.

by Clayton M. Christensen 2008

3.86

2k+ ratings

🏫 K-12 Education 🔧 Education Reform 💡 Innovation Strategy

Grading for Equity

by Joe Feldman • 2018

Traditional grades sort kids for factories. Here's how to measure learning, not compliance.

4.19

2k+

📊 Grading Reform ⚖️ Education Equity 📐 Standards-Based Grading

Grading for Equity 93%

Traditional grades sort kids for factories. Here's how to measure learning, not compliance.

by Joe Feldman 2018

4.19

2k+ ratings

📊 Grading Reform ⚖️ Education Equity 📐 Standards-Based Grading

The Book Whisperer

by Donalyn Miller • 2009

Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.

4.49

19k+

🏗️ Reading Workshop 📖 Literacy Instruction 🔥 Reading Motivation

The Book Whisperer 93%

Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.

by Donalyn Miller 2009

4.49

19k+ ratings

🏗️ Reading Workshop 📖 Literacy Instruction 🔥 Reading Motivation

Loving Learning

by Tom Little • 2015

American schools got hooked on standardized tests. The antidote began in 1919.

3.88

209

📚 Progressive Education 🔄 Education Reform 👧 Child-Centered Learning

Loving Learning 93%

American schools got hooked on standardized tests. The antidote began in 1919.

by Tom Little 2015

3.88

209 ratings

📚 Progressive Education 🔄 Education Reform 👧 Child-Centered Learning

Overcoming Dyslexia

by Sally E. Shaywitz • 2003

Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.

4.30

4k+

🧠 Learning Disabilities 📚 Science Of Reading 📖 Reading Instruction

Overcoming Dyslexia 93%

Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.

by Sally E. Shaywitz 2003

4.30

4k+ ratings

🧠 Learning Disabilities 📚 Science Of Reading 📖 Reading Instruction

Helping Children Succeed

by Paul Tough • 2016

Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.

3.86

2k+

🌪️ Childhood Adversity 📉 Educational Equity 🔨 Character Development

Helping Children Succeed 93%

Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.

by Paul Tough 2016

3.86

2k+ ratings

🌪️ Childhood Adversity 📉 Educational Equity 🔨 Character Development

Reading in the Wild

by Donalyn Miller • 2013

What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.

4.45

6k+

📚 Reading Workshop ⏱️ Independent Reading 📖 Classroom Libraries

Reading in the Wild 93%

What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.

by Donalyn Miller 2013

4.45

6k+ ratings

📚 Reading Workshop ⏱️ Independent Reading 📖 Classroom Libraries

Teaching Johnny to Think

by Leonard Peikoff • 2014

Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.

4.13

159

📚 Philosophy Of Education 🗽 Objectivism 🧠 Conceptual Development

Teaching Johnny to Think 93%

Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.

by Leonard Peikoff 2014

4.13

159 ratings

📚 Philosophy Of Education 🗽 Objectivism 🧠 Conceptual Development

Hard Questions on Global Educational Change

by Pasi Sahlberg • 2016

School reform keeps failing because America borrows the policies but not the systems behind them.

4.12

📋 Education Policy 🌍 Comparative Education 🔄 School Reform

Hard Questions on Global Educational Change Summary

Hard Questions on Global Educational Change 93%

School reform keeps failing because America borrows the policies but not the systems behind them.

by Pasi Sahlberg 2016

4.12

17 ratings

📋 Education Policy 🌍 Comparative Education 🔄 School Reform

The Unschooled Mind

by Howard Gardner • 1991

Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.

3.96

956

🧠 Cognitive Development 🌱 Progressive Education 📚 Educational Psychology

The Unschooled Mind 93%

Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.

by Howard Gardner 1991

3.96

956 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Development 🌱 Progressive Education 📚 Educational Psychology

Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools

by Tyrone C. Howard • 2010

Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.

4.13

165

⚖️ Educational Equity 📉 Achievement Gap 🧑‍🏫 Culturally Responsive Teaching

Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools Summary

Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools 93%

Race predicts who gets suspended, tracked, and left behind. The best schools don't ignore it.

by Tyrone C. Howard 2010

4.13

165 ratings

⚖️ Educational Equity 📉 Achievement Gap 🧑‍🏫 Culturally Responsive Teaching

Montessori

by Angeline Stoll Lillard • 2005

She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.

4.22

983

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Early Childhood Education 🧠 Child Development

Montessori 93%

She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.

by Angeline Stoll Lillard 2005

4.22

983 ratings

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Early Childhood Education 🧠 Child Development

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