50 Books like Troublemakers

Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy

by Sarah Diem • 2020

School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.

4.53

🏛️ Education Policy 🏫 Educational Leadership ✊ Anti-Racist Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 📚 Critical Race Theory

Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy Summary

Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy 96%

School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.

by Sarah Diem 2020

4.53

15 ratings

🏛️ Education Policy 🏫 Educational Leadership ✊ Anti-Racist Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 📚 Critical Race Theory

Better Than Carrots or Sticks

by Dominique Smith • 2015

Punishment doesn't teach. Repair does. A classroom discipline framework that works at every level.

3.92

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏫 Classroom Management 🤝 Positive Discipline 🌱 School Culture 🧠 Social Emotional Learning

Better Than Carrots or Sticks 96%

Punishment doesn't teach. Repair does. A classroom discipline framework that works at every level.

by Dominique Smith 2015

3.92

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏫 Classroom Management 🤝 Positive Discipline 🌱 School Culture 🧠 Social Emotional Learning

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 🔬 Experiential Learning 🎲 Play-Based Learning

Loving Learning 96%

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 🔬 Experiential Learning 🎲 Play-Based Learning

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 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🎯 Inquiry-Based Learning

In Search of Deeper Learning 95%

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 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🎯 Inquiry-Based Learning

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition

by John Taylor Gatto • 2002

An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.

4.14

12k+

🌱 Alternative Education 🏫 Compulsory Schooling 📝 Hidden Curriculum 🧒 Unschooling 🏭 Factory Schooling

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition 95%

An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.

by John Taylor Gatto 2002

4.14

12k+ ratings

🌱 Alternative Education 🏫 Compulsory Schooling 📝 Hidden Curriculum 🧒 Unschooling 🏭 Factory Schooling

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education)

by Alex Shevrin Venet • 2021

Your school's policies may be causing trauma. The shift from fixing kids to fixing systems.

4.49

556

🧠 Trauma Informed Teaching ⚖️ Equity In Education 📚 Critical Pedagogy 🌿 Teacher Wellness 🏫 School Culture

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education) Summary

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education) 95%

Your school's policies may be causing trauma. The shift from fixing kids to fixing systems.

by Alex Shevrin Venet 2021

4.49

556 ratings

🧠 Trauma Informed Teaching ⚖️ Equity In Education 📚 Critical Pedagogy 🌿 Teacher Wellness 🏫 School Culture

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 🏫 School Culture 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development

Beyond Test Scores 95%

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 🏫 School Culture 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development

Discipline with Dignity

by Richard L. Curwin • 2018

Why punishing students backfires, and how to build a classroom on responsibility instead.

3.86

197

🏫 Classroom Management 📏 School Discipline Reform 🤝 Restorative Practices 🧠 Behavior As Communication 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching

Discipline with Dignity 95%

Why punishing students backfires, and how to build a classroom on responsibility instead.

by Richard L. Curwin 2018

3.86

197 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 📏 School Discipline Reform 🤝 Restorative Practices 🧠 Behavior As Communication 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching

I Wish My Teacher Knew

by Kyle Schwartz • 2016

One question reveals what students hide: hunger, grief, instability. How teachers can respond.

3.95

2k+

🔗 Classroom Relationships 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Teaching 🏚️ Student Poverty ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning ⚖️ Character Education

I Wish My Teacher Knew 95%

One question reveals what students hide: hunger, grief, instability. How teachers can respond.

by Kyle Schwartz 2016

3.95

2k+ ratings

🔗 Classroom Relationships 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Teaching 🏚️ Student Poverty ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning ⚖️ Character Education

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 💪 Resilience Building 🧠 Executive Function

How Children Succeed 95%

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 💪 Resilience Building 🧠 Executive Function

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 🧠 Implicit Bias 🌱 Growth Mindset

Grading for Equity 95%

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 🧠 Implicit Bias 🌱 Growth Mindset

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 🏛️ Critical Race Theory In Education ✊ Social Justice Education

Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools Summary

Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools 95%

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 🏛️ Critical Race Theory In Education ✊ Social Justice Education

Weapons of Mass Instruction

by John Taylor Gatto • 2008

A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.

4.23

4k+

🏫 Compulsory Schooling 🌱 Alternative Education 🏠 Unschooling 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Institutional Critique

Weapons of Mass Instruction 95%

A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.

by John Taylor Gatto 2008

4.23

4k+ ratings

🏫 Compulsory Schooling 🌱 Alternative Education 🏠 Unschooling 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Institutional Critique

Teaching to Transgress

by bell hooks • 1994

Teaching as resistance: bell hooks demands a classroom that confronts power, not just transmits it.

4.44

13k+

📚 Critical Pedagogy ✊🏿 Anti-Racist Education 🚺 Feminist Pedagogy 🌍 Multicultural Education 🌱 Holistic Education

Teaching to Transgress 95%

Teaching as resistance: bell hooks demands a classroom that confronts power, not just transmits it.

by bell hooks 1994

4.44

13k+ ratings

📚 Critical Pedagogy ✊🏿 Anti-Racist Education 🚺 Feminist Pedagogy 🌍 Multicultural Education 🌱 Holistic Education

Young, Gifted, and Black

by Theresa Perry • 2003

Forget the white-Black comparison. The real gap is between African American students and excellence.

4.04

322

📏 Achievement Gap 📚 Black Education 🏫 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 👩‍🏫 Teacher Quality 🌱 Asset-Based Pedagogy

Young, Gifted, and Black 95%

Forget the white-Black comparison. The real gap is between African American students and excellence.

by Theresa Perry 2003

4.04

322 ratings

📏 Achievement Gap 📚 Black Education 🏫 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 👩‍🏫 Teacher Quality 🌱 Asset-Based Pedagogy

None of the Above

by Shani Robinson • 2019

An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.

3.94

190

🏫 Public Education 📝 High-Stakes Testing ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline 🔒 Mass Incarceration 💼 Corporate Education Reform

None of the Above 94%

An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.

by Shani Robinson 2019

3.94

190 ratings

🏫 Public Education 📝 High-Stakes Testing ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline 🔒 Mass Incarceration 💼 Corporate Education Reform

Coaching for Equity

by Elena Aguilar • 2020

Turn resistance, identity, and hard data into fuel for equity: a coaching blueprint.

4.44

804

⚖️ Equity In Education 🗣️ Instructional Coaching ✊ Antiracist Education 🫂 Emotion Coaching 🪪 Identity Work

Coaching for Equity 94%

Turn resistance, identity, and hard data into fuel for equity: a coaching blueprint.

by Elena Aguilar 2020

4.44

804 ratings

⚖️ Equity In Education 🗣️ Instructional Coaching ✊ Antiracist Education 🫂 Emotion Coaching 🪪 Identity Work

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 📋 Alternative Assessment 🛠️ Project Based Learning

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 📋 Alternative Assessment 🛠️ Project Based Learning

Original Sins

by Eve L. Ewing • 2025

Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.

4.46

2k+

📚 History Of Education 🏫 Schooling And Race ⚖️ Critical Race Theory 🏹 Settler Colonialism 💰 Racial Capitalism

Original Sins 94%

Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.

by Eve L. Ewing 2025

4.46

2k+ ratings

📚 History Of Education 🏫 Schooling And Race ⚖️ Critical Race Theory 🏹 Settler Colonialism 💰 Racial Capitalism

Culturize

by Jimmy Casas • 2017

The janitor shapes school culture as much as the principal. This is the playbook for both.

3.84

2k+

🏫 School Culture 🛡️ Student Advocacy 🤝 Student Relationships ⚖️ Educational Equity 🌱 Growth Mindset

Culturize 94%

The janitor shapes school culture as much as the principal. This is the playbook for both.

by Jimmy Casas 2017

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏫 School Culture 🛡️ Student Advocacy 🤝 Student Relationships ⚖️ Educational Equity 🌱 Growth Mindset

Street Data

by Shane Safir • 2021

Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.

4.21

876

⚖️ Educational Equity 🗣️ Student Voice 🌍 Culturally Responsive Teaching ✊ Anti-Racist Education 🚀 Student Agency

Street Data 94%

Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.

by Shane Safir 2021

4.21

876 ratings

⚖️ Educational Equity 🗣️ Student Voice 🌍 Culturally Responsive Teaching ✊ Anti-Racist Education 🚀 Student Agency

All Learning Is Social and Emotional

by Nancy Frey • 2019

Every lesson teaches social and emotional skills by accident. A blueprint for doing it on purpose.

3.86

218

🤝 Social Emotional Learning 🌱 Whole Child Education 😌 Emotional Regulation For Students 💪 Student Agency 🧩 Executive Function

All Learning Is Social and Emotional Summary

All Learning Is Social and Emotional 94%

Every lesson teaches social and emotional skills by accident. A blueprint for doing it on purpose.

by Nancy Frey 2019

3.86

218 ratings

🤝 Social Emotional Learning 🌱 Whole Child Education 😌 Emotional Regulation For Students 💪 Student Agency 🧩 Executive Function

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 📝 Standardized Testing 👥 Teacher Collaboration

Hard Questions on Global Educational Change Summary

Hard Questions on Global Educational Change 94%

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 📝 Standardized Testing 👥 Teacher Collaboration

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 🎯 Competency-Based Education 💻 Education Technology

Personalizing 21st Century Education Summary

Personalizing 21st Century Education 94%

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 🎯 Competency-Based Education 💻 Education Technology

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 🤱 Attachment Theory 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Helping Children Succeed 94%

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 🤱 Attachment Theory 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

The End of Education

by Neil Postman • 1995

Education has lost its story. Here are the narratives that give learning purpose again.

3.97

2k+

📚 Educational Philosophy 💡 Humanistic Education 🤖 Technology Criticism 🗣️ Language And Worldview 🗳️ Democratic Education

The End of Education 94%

Education has lost its story. Here are the narratives that give learning purpose again.

by Neil Postman 1995

3.97

2k+ ratings

📚 Educational Philosophy 💡 Humanistic Education 🤖 Technology Criticism 🗣️ Language And Worldview 🗳️ Democratic 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 🛡️ Nordic Welfare Model 📉 Anti-Standardized Testing

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 🛡️ Nordic Welfare Model 📉 Anti-Standardized Testing

Teacher Effectiveness Training

by Thomas Gordon • 1974

A listening method that ends classroom power struggles by turning students into collaborators.

4.10

300

🏫 Classroom Management 🤝 Classroom Relationships 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🗳️ Democratic Classrooms

Teacher Effectiveness Training 94%

A listening method that ends classroom power struggles by turning students into collaborators.

by Thomas Gordon 1974

4.10

300 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🤝 Classroom Relationships 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🗳️ Democratic Classrooms

Teaching as a Subversive Activity

by Neil Postman • 1969

School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.

4.21

1k+

🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 📰 Media Literacy 📏 Hidden Curriculum 🗣️ Language And Thought

Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary

Teaching as a Subversive Activity 94%

School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.

by Neil Postman 1969

4.21

1k+ ratings

🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 📰 Media Literacy 📏 Hidden Curriculum 🗣️ Language And Thought

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 🏛️ Charter Schools 🔧 Education Reform

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 🏛️ Charter Schools 🔧 Education Reform

The Courage to Teach

by Parker J. Palmer • 1997

How-to manuals can't fix your teaching. The variable that matters most is your own inner coherence.

3.97

5k+

🧠 Teaching Philosophy 🌿 Holistic Education 🧘 Contemplative Pedagogy 🪞 Reflective Practice 🫀 Teacher Identity

The Courage to Teach 94%

How-to manuals can't fix your teaching. The variable that matters most is your own inner coherence.

by Parker J. Palmer 1997

3.97

5k+ ratings

🧠 Teaching Philosophy 🌿 Holistic Education 🧘 Contemplative Pedagogy 🪞 Reflective Practice 🫀 Teacher Identity

Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today

by Richard Gerver • 2010

The factory model still runs our schools. A headteacher's plan to make learning irresistible.

4.10

127

🏫 Education Reform 🤝 Student Engagement 💡 Embracing Failure 🌐 21st Century Skills 👨‍💼 School Leadership

Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today Summary

Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today 94%

The factory model still runs our schools. A headteacher's plan to make learning irresistible.

by Richard Gerver 2010

4.10

127 ratings

🏫 Education Reform 🤝 Student Engagement 💡 Embracing Failure 🌐 21st Century Skills 👨‍💼 School Leadership

Your Students, My Students, Our Students

by Lee Ann Jung • 2019

Every child belongs to every teacher. The practical roadmap for actually making inclusion work.

3.84

303

🏫 Inclusive Classrooms 🤝 Co-Teaching 🏗️ Universal Design For Learning 📊 Educational Equity 🗣️ Student Voice

Your Students, My Students, Our Students Summary

Your Students, My Students, Our Students 94%

Every child belongs to every teacher. The practical roadmap for actually making inclusion work.

by Lee Ann Jung 2019

3.84

303 ratings

🏫 Inclusive Classrooms 🤝 Co-Teaching 🏗️ Universal Design For Learning 📊 Educational Equity 🗣️ Student Voice

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too

by Christopher Emdin • 2016

For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.

4.06

5k+

🏙️ Urban Education 📚 Culturally Responsive Teaching 🎤 Hip-Hop Pedagogy 🗣️ Student Voice ✊ Critical Pedagogy

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too Summary

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too 94%

For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.

by Christopher Emdin 2016

4.06

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Education 📚 Culturally Responsive Teaching 🎤 Hip-Hop Pedagogy 🗣️ Student Voice ✊ Critical Pedagogy

Prepared

by Diane Tavenner • 2019

A school network's fifteen-year experiment in preparing kids for adulthood, not just college.

3.93

3k+

🌱 Progressive Education ✊ Education Reform 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🧭 Student Agency 🚀 Self-Directed Learning

Prepared 94%

A school network's fifteen-year experiment in preparing kids for adulthood, not just college.

by Diane Tavenner 2019

3.93

3k+ ratings

🌱 Progressive Education ✊ Education Reform 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🧭 Student Agency 🚀 Self-Directed 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 🧩 Personalized Learning 🧠 Active Learning

The One World Schoolhouse 94%

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 🧩 Personalized Learning 🧠 Active Learning

After The Adults Change

by Paul Dix • 2021

The behavior secret schools overlook: change the adults first, and the students follow.

4.28

174

🧩 Behavior Management 🏫 School Leadership 🔄 Restorative Practices 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🌱 Classroom Culture

After The Adults Change 94%

The behavior secret schools overlook: change the adults first, and the students follow.

by Paul Dix 2021

4.28

174 ratings

🧩 Behavior Management 🏫 School Leadership 🔄 Restorative Practices 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🌱 Classroom Culture

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 📚 Content Knowledge 📖 Reading Wars

How to Educate a Citizen 94%

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 📚 Content Knowledge 📖 Reading Wars

Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher

by Stephen D. Brookfield • 1995

Uncover the hidden assumptions that run your classroom, even the ones that feel like common sense.

4.05

273

🪞 Reflective Practice ✊🏿 Critical Pedagogy 🏛️ College Faculty 🧑‍🏫 Adult Learning 🛠️ Faculty Development

Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher Summary

Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher 93%

Uncover the hidden assumptions that run your classroom, even the ones that feel like common sense.

by Stephen D. Brookfield 1995

4.05

273 ratings

🪞 Reflective Practice ✊🏿 Critical Pedagogy 🏛️ College Faculty 🧑‍🏫 Adult Learning 🛠️ Faculty Development

Education and the Social Order

by Bertrand Russell • 1932

What if schools are built to shape obedient citizens, not free minds? Russell's 1932 diagnosis cuts.

4.02

207

🎓 Educational Philosophy 🕊️ Freedom In Education 🤝 Cooperative Learning 🏫 Critique Of Schooling ❤️ Character Education

Education and the Social Order 93%

What if schools are built to shape obedient citizens, not free minds? Russell's 1932 diagnosis cuts.

by Bertrand Russell 1932

4.02

207 ratings

🎓 Educational Philosophy 🕊️ Freedom In Education 🤝 Cooperative Learning 🏫 Critique Of Schooling ❤️ Character 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 🤝 Student Relationships ☀️ Classroom Climate

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 🤝 Student Relationships ☀️ Classroom Climate

The Knowledge Gap

by Natalie Wexler • 2019

Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.

4.13

6k+

📖 Reading Instruction 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Achievement Gap 🔬 Science Of Reading 🌱 Early Literacy

The Knowledge Gap 93%

Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.

by Natalie Wexler 2019

4.13

6k+ ratings

📖 Reading Instruction 🔧 Education Reform 📊 Achievement Gap 🔬 Science Of Reading 🌱 Early Literacy

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 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

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 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

Running the Room

by Tom Bennett • 2020

Stop reacting to disruption. Build a classroom where behavior is taught, not just demanded.

4.22

873

🏫 Classroom Management 🛡️ Proactive Discipline 📖 Explicit Instruction 🔁 Classroom Routines 🌍 School Culture

Running the Room 93%

Stop reacting to disruption. Build a classroom where behavior is taught, not just demanded.

by Tom Bennett 2020

4.22

873 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🛡️ Proactive Discipline 📖 Explicit Instruction 🔁 Classroom Routines 🌍 School Culture

The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition

by Max Van Manen • 1986

Technique is not where teaching starts. A philosopher on presence, wonder, and seeing each child.

4.13

🎓 Philosophy Of Education 🤝 Teacher-Student Relationships 🪞 Reflective Teaching 🌱 Humanistic Education 🏫 Classroom Atmosphere

The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition Summary

The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition 93%

Technique is not where teaching starts. A philosopher on presence, wonder, and seeing each child.

by Max Van Manen 1986

4.13

38 ratings

🎓 Philosophy Of Education 🤝 Teacher-Student Relationships 🪞 Reflective Teaching 🌱 Humanistic Education 🏫 Classroom Atmosphere

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

by Rafe Esquith • 2007

Fear gets compliance. Trust gets fifth graders playing Shakespeare and running a homeless charity.

3.94

6k+

🧱 Classroom Culture 🏫 Elementary Education 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🎭 Arts Integration 📚 Reading Instruction

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire 93%

Fear gets compliance. Trust gets fifth graders playing Shakespeare and running a homeless charity.

by Rafe Esquith 2007

3.94

6k+ ratings

🧱 Classroom Culture 🏫 Elementary Education 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🎭 Arts Integration 📚 Reading Instruction

How Children Learn

by John C. Holt • 1967

Children teach themselves everything that matters. School mostly gets in the way.

4.18

4k+

🏫 Progressive Education 🏡 Unschooling 🧒 Child-Led Learning 🎮 Play And Development 🧲 Intrinsic Motivation

How Children Learn 93%

Children teach themselves everything that matters. School mostly gets in the way.

by John C. Holt 1967

4.18

4k+ ratings

🏫 Progressive Education 🏡 Unschooling 🧒 Child-Led Learning 🎮 Play And Development 🧲 Intrinsic Motivation

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 📏 Classroom Management 🛠️ Teaching As Craft

Building a Better Teacher 93%

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 📏 Classroom Management 🛠️ Teaching As Craft

Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards

by Marvin Marshall • 2001

Drop punishments and rewards both: a discipline approach that builds responsibility from within.

4.10

182

🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Student Empowerment 📋 Behavior Management 🤱 Gentle Parenting

Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards Summary

Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards 93%

Drop punishments and rewards both: a discipline approach that builds responsibility from within.

by Marvin Marshall 2001

4.10

182 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Student Empowerment 📋 Behavior Management 🤱 Gentle Parenting

Experience and Education

by John Dewey • 1938

Two principles separate experiences that grow a mind from those that just fill time.

3.88

4k+

🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Experiential Learning ❓ Inquiry-Based Learning 🗳️ Democratic Classrooms 📚 Educational Philosophy

Experience and Education 93%

Two principles separate experiences that grow a mind from those that just fill time.

by John Dewey 1938

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Experiential Learning ❓ Inquiry-Based Learning 🗳️ Democratic Classrooms 📚 Educational Philosophy

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