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👥 Community Learning

Books about education as a shared endeavor, where knowledge flows between neighbors, generations, and institutions rooted in local life.
Building Successful Communities of Practice
by Emily Webber • 2016
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
3.86
254
🏘️ Communities Of Practice📚 Organizational Learning🧠 Knowledge Management👥 Social Learning🔨 Community Building
Building Successful Communities of Practice Summary
Building Successful Communities of Practice 91%
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
by Emily Webber 2016
3.86
254 ratings
🏘️ Communities Of Practice📚 Organizational Learning🧠 Knowledge Management👥 Social Learning🔨 Community Building
The New Social Learning
by Marcia Conner • 2010
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
3.79
145
🏢 Workplace Learning👥 Social Learning🧠 Knowledge Management🔧 Collaboration Tools🤝 Communities Of Practice
The New Social Learning Summary
The New Social Learning 90%
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
by Marcia Conner 2010
3.79
145 ratings
🏢 Workplace Learning👥 Social Learning🧠 Knowledge Management🔧 Collaboration Tools🤝 Communities Of Practice
Informal Learning
by Jay Cross • 2006
Four-fifths of training budgets chase the sliver of learning classrooms actually produce.
4.03
63
🏢 Workplace Learning🌿 Informal Learning👥 Social Learning🧠 Meta-Learning🐝 Communities Of Practice
Informal Learning Summary
Informal Learning 90%
Four-fifths of training budgets chase the sliver of learning classrooms actually produce.
by Jay Cross 2006
4.03
63 ratings
🏢 Workplace Learning🌿 Informal Learning👥 Social Learning🧠 Meta-Learning🐝 Communities Of Practice
Community Building on the Web
by Amy Jo Kim • 1999
Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.
3.68
101
🏘️ Community Management🎨 Community Design🔄 Membership Models🌱 User Onboarding🎉 Community Rituals
Community Building on the Web Summary
Community Building on the Web 90%
Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.
by Amy Jo Kim 1999
3.68
101 ratings
🏘️ Community Management🎨 Community Design🔄 Membership Models🌱 User Onboarding🎉 Community Rituals
The Book of Learning and Forgetting
by Frank Smith • 1998
Learning isn't about effort, it's about belonging. Factory schools were built on the wrong theory.
4.08
356
🧠 Educational Philosophy📚 Learning Psychology🤝 Social Constructivism🌿 Natural Learning🏫 School Reform
The Book of Learning and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Learning and Forgetting 89%
Learning isn't about effort, it's about belonging. Factory schools were built on the wrong theory.
by Frank Smith 1998
4.08
356 ratings
🧠 Educational Philosophy📚 Learning Psychology🤝 Social Constructivism🌿 Natural Learning🏫 School Reform
Palaces for the People
by Eric Klinenberg • 2018
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
3.97
5k+
🏙️ Public Space🧱 Placemaking🤝 Social Capital💪 Community Resilience📚 Libraries And Community
Palaces for the People Summary
Palaces for the People 89%
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
by Eric Klinenberg 2018
3.97
5k+ ratings
🏙️ Public Space🧱 Placemaking🤝 Social Capital💪 Community Resilience📚 Libraries And Community
Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)
by Peter M. Senge • 2011
A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.
4.08
395
🔄 Systems Thinking🏫 Learning Organizations📚 School Reform🔍 Reflective Teaching🤝 Collaborative Learning
Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised) Summary
Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised) 89%
A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.
by Peter M. Senge 2011
4.08
395 ratings
🔄 Systems Thinking🏫 Learning Organizations📚 School Reform🔍 Reflective Teaching🤝 Collaborative Learning
Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated
by Rebecca Rupp • 2000
Year-by-year homeschool planning that follows the child, using standards as a compass, not a cage.
3.97
1k+
📚 Homeschool Curriculum🌱 Alternative Education🧒 Child-Led Learning🎨 Play-Based Learning🌿 Natural Learning
Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated Summary
Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated 89%
Year-by-year homeschool planning that follows the child, using standards as a compass, not a cage.
by Rebecca Rupp 2000
3.97
1k+ ratings
📚 Homeschool Curriculum🌱 Alternative Education🧒 Child-Led Learning🎨 Play-Based Learning🌿 Natural Learning
Teaching for Experiential Learning
by Scott D. Wurdinger • 2009
Students learn by doing. Replace lectures with projects, problems, and community action.
3.75
12
📚 Progressive Education🔨 Project-Based Learning🤝 Service Learning🌍 Place-Based Education📋 Formative Assessment
Teaching for Experiential Learning Summary
Teaching for Experiential Learning 89%
Students learn by doing. Replace lectures with projects, problems, and community action.
by Scott D. Wurdinger 2009
3.75
12 ratings
📚 Progressive Education🔨 Project-Based Learning🤝 Service Learning🌍 Place-Based Education📋 Formative Assessment
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 Summary
Loving Learning 89%
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
Get Together
by Bailey Richardson • 2019
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
3.77
735
🧱 Community Building🔧 Lean Methodology🙋 Participatory Design👐 Servant Leadership🔮 Ritual Design
Get Together Summary
Get Together 89%
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
by Bailey Richardson 2019
3.77
735 ratings
🧱 Community Building🔧 Lean Methodology🙋 Participatory Design👐 Servant Leadership🔮 Ritual Design
Training from the Back of the Room!
by Sharon L. Bowman • 2008
Talk less, retain more: 65 training designs where learners do the explaining and the teaching.
4.34
461
🎯 Active Learning📐 Instructional Design🎓 Adult Learning🎤 Training Facilitation🧪 Experiential Learning
Training from the Back of the Room! Summary
Training from the Back of the Room! 89%
Talk less, retain more: 65 training designs where learners do the explaining and the teaching.
by Sharon L. Bowman 2008
4.34
461 ratings
🎯 Active Learning📐 Instructional Design🎓 Adult Learning🎤 Training Facilitation🧪 Experiential Learning
Montessori Madness!
by Trevor Eissler • 2009
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
3.87
376
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development👶 Early Childhood Education📚 Progressive Education🌱 Self-Directed Learning
Montessori Madness! Summary
Montessori Madness! 89%
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
by Trevor Eissler 2009
3.87
376 ratings
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development👶 Early Childhood Education📚 Progressive Education🌱 Self-Directed Learning
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee • 2003
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
3.90
1k+
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science📍 Situated Cognition👁️ Multimodal Learning🔄 Learning Through Failure
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy Summary
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy 89%
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
by James Paul Gee 2003
3.90
1k+ ratings
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science📍 Situated Cognition👁️ Multimodal Learning🔄 Learning Through Failure
Teach Your Own
by John C. Holt • 1981
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
4.09
2k+
🏡 Homeschooling🌿 Unschooling👪 Parental Rights⚖️ Compulsory Schooling🧒 Child-Led Learning
Teach Your Own Summary
Teach Your Own 89%
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
by John C. Holt 1981
4.09
2k+ ratings
🏡 Homeschooling🌿 Unschooling👪 Parental Rights⚖️ Compulsory Schooling🧒 Child-Led Learning
Learning at Home Pre K-3
by Ann Barbour • 2014
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
🧒 Early Childhood Education🏫 Home-School Partnerships🧸 Play-Based Learning📚 Culturally Responsive Teaching👪 Family Involvement
Learning at Home Pre K-3 Summary
Learning at Home Pre K-3 89%
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
by Ann Barbour 2014
🧒 Early Childhood Education🏫 Home-School Partnerships🧸 Play-Based Learning📚 Culturally Responsive Teaching👪 Family Involvement
The Art of Community
by Charles H. Vogl • 2016
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
3.68
1k+
🏘️ Community Building🫂 Belonging🧱 Group Culture🕯️ Ritual Design📖 Organizational Stories
The Art of Community Summary
The Art of Community 89%
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
by Charles H. Vogl 2016
3.68
1k+ ratings
🏘️ Community Building🫂 Belonging🧱 Group Culture🕯️ Ritual Design📖 Organizational Stories
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 Motivation👥 Reading Community
Reading in the Wild Summary
Reading in the Wild 89%
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❤️ Reading Motivation👥 Reading Community
The Teenage Liberation Handbook
by Grace Llewellyn • 1991
School is optional. This is the manual for leaving it behind and getting a real education.
4.22
1k+
🧳 Unschooling🧭 Self-Directed Learning🧹 Deschooling✊ Teen Empowerment🏡 Homeschooling Teens
The Teenage Liberation Handbook Summary
The Teenage Liberation Handbook 89%
School is optional. This is the manual for leaving it behind and getting a real education.
by Grace Llewellyn 1991
4.22
1k+ ratings
🧳 Unschooling🧭 Self-Directed Learning🧹 Deschooling✊ Teen Empowerment🏡 Homeschooling Teens
The Brave Learner
by Julie Bogart • 2019
How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.
4.17
7k+
🏠 Home Education🌿 Unschooling💭 Homeschool Philosophy🎲 Playful Learning👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Connection
The Brave Learner Summary
The Brave Learner 89%
How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.
by Julie Bogart 2019
4.17
7k+ ratings
🏠 Home Education🌿 Unschooling💭 Homeschool Philosophy🎲 Playful Learning👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Connection
Community
by Peter Block • 2008
Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.
4.06
2k+
🏢 Organizational Culture🏛️ Civic Engagement🌱 Asset-Based Thinking👥 Small Group Facilitation🕊️ Restorative Practices
Community Summary
Community 89%
Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.
by Peter Block 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🏛️ Civic Engagement🌱 Asset-Based Thinking👥 Small Group Facilitation🕊️ Restorative Practices
Good Video Games and Good Learning
by James Paul Gee • 2007
Video games aren't wasting your kid's brain; they're revealing how learning actually works.
3.90
117
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science🧭 Self-Directed Learning🧩 Problem-Solving Skills📋 Assessment Reform
Good Video Games and Good Learning Summary
Good Video Games and Good Learning 89%
Video games aren't wasting your kid's brain; they're revealing how learning actually works.
by James Paul Gee 2007
3.90
117 ratings
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science🧭 Self-Directed Learning🧩 Problem-Solving Skills📋 Assessment Reform
The Way They Learn
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias • 1994
Your kid isn't broken. The way you teach just doesn't match the way they learn.
4.10
2k+
🧩 Learning Styles🔍 Learning Differences📚 Teaching Strategies🏠 Homeschooling🧠 Multiple Intelligences
The Way They Learn Summary
The Way They Learn 89%
Your kid isn't broken. The way you teach just doesn't match the way they learn.
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias 1994
4.10
2k+ ratings
🧩 Learning Styles🔍 Learning Differences📚 Teaching Strategies🏠 Homeschooling🧠 Multiple Intelligences
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📝 Authentic Assessment🏫 Classroom Culture
The Book Whisperer Summary
The Book Whisperer 88%
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📝 Authentic Assessment🏫 Classroom Culture
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🛠️ Project-Based Learning🏗️ Constructivism
The Unschooled Mind Summary
The Unschooled Mind 88%
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🛠️ Project-Based Learning🏗️ Constructivism
The Art of Self-Directed Learning
by Blake Boles • 2014
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
3.94
442
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset🎯 Deliberate Practice🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
The Art of Self-Directed Learning Summary
The Art of Self-Directed Learning 88%
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
by Blake Boles 2014
3.94
442 ratings
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset🎯 Deliberate Practice🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
Changing Our Minds
by Naomi Fisher • 2021
Formal lessons kill the urge to learn. Trust, play, and autonomy bring it back.
4.32
389
🏠 Unschooling🏫 Alternative Education🧭 Intrinsic Motivation🦋 Child Autonomy🧩 Play-Based Learning
Changing Our Minds Summary
Changing Our Minds 88%
Formal lessons kill the urge to learn. Trust, play, and autonomy bring it back.
by Naomi Fisher 2021
4.32
389 ratings
🏠 Unschooling🏫 Alternative Education🧭 Intrinsic Motivation🦋 Child Autonomy🧩 Play-Based Learning
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 Summary
Prepared 88%
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
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 88%
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
Cognitive Surplus
by Clay Shirky • 2010
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
3.83
6k+
🏭 Peer Production🎬 Participatory Culture🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🤝 Collective Action💻 Open Source Culture
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus 88%
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
by Clay Shirky 2010
3.83
6k+ ratings
🏭 Peer Production🎬 Participatory Culture🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🤝 Collective Action💻 Open Source Culture
Creating Innovators
by Tony Wagner • 2012
The young people changing the world followed a developmental path that schools rarely provide.
3.87
2k+
🎓 Progressive Education💡 Innovation Culture🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔨 Project-Based Learning✏️ Education Reform
Creating Innovators Summary
Creating Innovators 88%
The young people changing the world followed a developmental path that schools rarely provide.
by Tony Wagner 2012
3.87
2k+ ratings
🎓 Progressive Education💡 Innovation Culture🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔨 Project-Based Learning✏️ Education Reform
The Adult Learner
by Malcolm Shepherd Knowles • 2012
Adults learn differently from children. The classic framework explains why, and what to do instead.
3.96
496
🧑‍🏫 Adult Education🏢 Workplace Learning🧭 Self-Directed Learning🧪 Experiential Learning🧩 Problem-Based Learning
The Adult Learner Summary
The Adult Learner 88%
Adults learn differently from children. The classic framework explains why, and what to do instead.
by Malcolm Shepherd Knowles 2012
3.96
496 ratings
🧑‍🏫 Adult Education🏢 Workplace Learning🧭 Self-Directed Learning🧪 Experiential Learning🧩 Problem-Based Learning
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 88%
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
Unschooled
by Kerry McDonald • 2019
Schooling is optional. How to be a facilitator, not a teacher, to a child.
4.08
1k+
🧩 Alternative Education🧭 Self-Directed Learning👶 Child-Led Learning🏡 Unschooling📜 Progressive Education
Unschooled Summary
Unschooled 88%
Schooling is optional. How to be a facilitator, not a teacher, to a child.
by Kerry McDonald 2019
4.08
1k+ ratings
🧩 Alternative Education🧭 Self-Directed Learning👶 Child-Led Learning🏡 Unschooling📜 Progressive Education
Organizing
by Marshall Ganz • 2014
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
4.26
19
🧱 Community Organizing🗳️ Civic Leadership📖 Storytelling For Change🤝 Relational Organizing♟️ Strategic Campaigning
Organizing Summary
Organizing 88%
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
by Marshall Ganz 2014
4.26
19 ratings
🧱 Community Organizing🗳️ Civic Leadership📖 Storytelling For Change🤝 Relational Organizing♟️ Strategic Campaigning
Leveraged Learning
by Danny Iny • 2018
Degrees are losing their edge. On-demand bursts taught by practitioners are the new classroom.
4.07
123
📉 Education Disruption🔄 Lifelong Learning🎥 Online Course Creation🤖 Future Of Work🧭 Self-Directed Learning
Leveraged Learning Summary
Leveraged Learning 88%
Degrees are losing their edge. On-demand bursts taught by practitioners are the new classroom.
by Danny Iny 2018
4.07
123 ratings
📉 Education Disruption🔄 Lifelong Learning🎥 Online Course Creation🤖 Future Of Work🧭 Self-Directed Learning
The Montessori Potential
by Paula Lillard Preschlack • 2023
Why a classroom where children choose their own work and teach each other produces capable kids.
4.29
49
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development🎯 Self-Directed Learning🛠️ Experiential Education🧱 Independence Building
The Montessori Potential Summary
The Montessori Potential 88%
Why a classroom where children choose their own work and teach each other produces capable kids.
by Paula Lillard Preschlack 2023
4.29
49 ratings
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development🎯 Self-Directed Learning🛠️ Experiential Education🧱 Independence Building
Shaping School Culture
by Terrence E. Deal • 2016
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
3.83
138
🏫 School Culture🏢 Organizational Culture👩‍🏫 School Leadership🔄 Cultural Transformation📖 Storytelling
Shaping School Culture Summary
Shaping School Culture 88%
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
by Terrence E. Deal 2016
3.83
138 ratings
🏫 School Culture🏢 Organizational Culture👩‍🏫 School Leadership🔄 Cultural Transformation📖 Storytelling
21st Century Skills
by Bernie Trilling • 2009
Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.
3.69
433
📐 Project-Based Learning💻 Digital Literacy🏫 Education Reform🔮 Future Of Education💼 Workforce Readiness
21st Century Skills Summary
21st Century Skills 88%
Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.
by Bernie Trilling 2009
3.69
433 ratings
📐 Project-Based Learning💻 Digital Literacy🏫 Education Reform🔮 Future Of Education💼 Workforce Readiness
Library 2020
by Joseph Janes • 2013
The library forecast every director needs: less warehouse, more community, and librarians who teach.
3.50
119
📚 Library Science💻 Digital Libraries🌐 Community Engagement📖 Information Literacy🛠️ Makerspaces
Library 2020 Summary
Library 2020 88%
The library forecast every director needs: less warehouse, more community, and librarians who teach.
by Joseph Janes 2013
3.50
119 ratings
📚 Library Science💻 Digital Libraries🌐 Community Engagement📖 Information Literacy🛠️ Makerspaces
Invent To Learn
by Sylvia Libow Martinez • 2013
How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.
4.17
803
🛠️ Maker Education📁 Project-Based Learning📐 Constructionism🔄 Iterative Design🧪 Tinkering
Invent To Learn Summary
Invent To Learn 88%
How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.
by Sylvia Libow Martinez 2013
4.17
803 ratings
🛠️ Maker Education📁 Project-Based Learning📐 Constructionism🔄 Iterative Design🧪 Tinkering
Making Learning Whole
by David N. Perkins • 2008
Stop breaking subjects into isolated drills. Play scaled-down versions of the real game instead.
4.00
279
🏫 Education Reform📚 Pedagogy🎮 Active Learning🔄 Transfer Of Learning🧠 Metacognition
Making Learning Whole Summary
Making Learning Whole 88%
Stop breaking subjects into isolated drills. Play scaled-down versions of the real game instead.
by David N. Perkins 2008
4.00
279 ratings
🏫 Education Reform📚 Pedagogy🎮 Active Learning🔄 Transfer Of Learning🧠 Metacognition
Socrates Cafe
by Christopher Phillips • 2001
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
3.68
1k+
🏛️ Public Philosophy❓ Socratic Method🧠 Intellectual Humility🔍 Self-Examination💬 Philosophical Dialogue
Socrates Cafe Summary
Socrates Cafe 88%
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
by Christopher Phillips 2001
3.68
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Public Philosophy❓ Socratic Method🧠 Intellectual Humility🔍 Self-Examination💬 Philosophical Dialogue
Teach Like Finland
by Timothy D. Walker • 2017
What an American teacher learned in Finland: more breaks, more trust, less burnout, happier kids.
3.85
3k+
🇫🇮 Finnish Education🦋 Student Autonomy🧠 Brain Breaks🏫 Classroom Community🌱 Teacher Wellbeing
Teach Like Finland Summary
Teach Like Finland 88%
What an American teacher learned in Finland: more breaks, more trust, less burnout, happier kids.
by Timothy D. Walker 2017
3.85
3k+ ratings
🇫🇮 Finnish Education🦋 Student Autonomy🧠 Brain Breaks🏫 Classroom Community🌱 Teacher Wellbeing
The Essential 55
by Ron Clark • 2003
How 55 non-negotiable rules build character, empathy, and a classroom culture of excellence.
3.92
6k+
🏫 Classroom Management🧑‍🏫 Character Education📈 High Expectations🍽️ Etiquette And Manners🚫 No Excuses Education
The Essential 55 Summary
The Essential 55 88%
How 55 non-negotiable rules build character, empathy, and a classroom culture of excellence.
by Ron Clark 2003
3.92
6k+ ratings
🏫 Classroom Management🧑‍🏫 Character Education📈 High Expectations🍽️ Etiquette And Manners🚫 No Excuses Education
The Secret of Childhood
by Maria Montessori • 1936
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
4.15
2k+
🧒 Child Development🏫 Progressive Education🧠 Developmental Psychology🌱 Self-Directed Learning🍼 Early Childhood
The Secret of Childhood Summary
The Secret of Childhood 88%
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
by Maria Montessori 1936
4.15
2k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🏫 Progressive Education🧠 Developmental Psychology🌱 Self-Directed Learning🍼 Early Childhood
Free to Learn
by Peter O. Gray • 2013
Children learn best when we stop teaching them. The evidence for play over classroom.
4.25
4k+
🧒 Child Development🏫 Alternative Education📚 Unschooling🧩 Play-Based Learning🦘 Free-Range Parenting
Free to Learn Summary
Free to Learn 88%
Children learn best when we stop teaching them. The evidence for play over classroom.
by Peter O. Gray 2013
4.25
4k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🏫 Alternative Education📚 Unschooling🧩 Play-Based Learning🦘 Free-Range Parenting
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 Summary
The One World Schoolhouse 88%
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
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 Summary
The End of Education 88%
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
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
3.84
589
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership🎯 Self-Interest Politics⚔️ Conflict As Catalyst
Reveille for Radicals Summary
Reveille for Radicals 88%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 ratings
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership🎯 Self-Interest Politics⚔️ Conflict As Catalyst
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