🏫 Underdog Classrooms

Students written off by the system prove their worth through determination, heart, and an unconventional teacher or mentor. These stories celebrate the transformative power of believing in those others have given up on.

The Unteachables

by Gordon Korman • 2019

A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.

4.34

20k+

🏫 Satirical School Story 👾 Misfit Class 🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc 🤝 Found Family 🚨 Classroom Chaos

The Unteachables 88%

A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.

by Gordon Korman 2019

4.34

20k+ ratings

🏫 Satirical School Story 👾 Misfit Class 🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc 🤝 Found Family 🚨 Classroom Chaos

Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. Draper • 2010

Silent and brilliant, Melody finally speaks through a device, but the world still won't listen.

4.34

191k+

🤫 Underestimated Kid ♿ Living With Disability 💔 Toxic Friendship 🧑🏽‍🏫 Mentor Figure 🏆 Academic Competition

Out of My Mind 88%

Silent and brilliant, Melody finally speaks through a device, but the world still won't listen.

by Sharon M. Draper 2010

4.34

191k+ ratings

🤫 Underestimated Kid ♿ Living With Disability 💔 Toxic Friendship 🧑🏽‍🏫 Mentor Figure 🏆 Academic Competition

A Smile as Big as the Moon

by Mike Kersjes • 2002

They said special ed kids couldn't handle Space Camp. His class went anyway, and won.

4.31

527

🧩 Special Education 🔬 Experiential Learning ✊ Disability Advocacy 👩‍🏫 Special Educators 🌱 Growth Mindset

A Smile as Big as the Moon 88%

They said special ed kids couldn't handle Space Camp. His class went anyway, and won.

by Mike Kersjes 2002

4.31

527 ratings

🧩 Special Education 🔬 Experiential Learning ✊ Disability Advocacy 👩‍🏫 Special Educators 🌱 Growth Mindset

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2018

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

4.63

2k+

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor 🏋️ Training Montage 🏫 Contemporary School

Way of the Warrior Kid 87%

Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.

by Jocko Willink 2018

4.63

2k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Transformation 🛡️ Overcoming Bullying 💪 Tough Love Mentor 🏋️ Training Montage 🏫 Contemporary School

Because of Mr. Terupt

by Rob Buyea • 2010

A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.

4.35

46k+

🏫 School Story 🗣️ Multiple Narrators 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🤝 Classroom Community 💗 Bully Redemption

Because of Mr. Terupt 87%

A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.

by Rob Buyea 2010

4.35

46k+ ratings

🏫 School Story 🗣️ Multiple Narrators 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🤝 Classroom Community 💗 Bully Redemption

Motivating Students Who Don't Care

by Allen N. Mendler • 2000

Reconnect with disengaged students using a daily two-minute practice and a smarter way to praise.

3.50

235

🏫 Classroom Management 🎯 Student Motivation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Teacher-Student Bonds 🗳️ Student Autonomy

Motivating Students Who Don't Care Summary

Motivating Students Who Don't Care 87%

Reconnect with disengaged students using a daily two-minute practice and a smarter way to praise.

by Allen N. Mendler 2000

3.50

235 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🎯 Student Motivation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Teacher-Student Bonds 🗳️ Student Autonomy

The View from Saturday

by E.L. Konigsburg • 1996

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

3.76

47k+

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The View from Saturday 87%

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

by E.L. Konigsburg 1996

3.76

47k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

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 87%

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

David and Goliath

by Malcolm Gladwell • 2013

Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.

3.97

192k+

💎 Hidden Strengths 🌱 Adversity Advantage 📉 Diminishing Returns 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🚀 Creative Rebellion

David and Goliath 87%

Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.

by Malcolm Gladwell 2013

3.97

192k+ ratings

💎 Hidden Strengths 🌱 Adversity Advantage 📉 Diminishing Returns 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🚀 Creative Rebellion

Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind

by Eric Jensen • 2013

The classroom moves that overcome poverty's grip on learning, even when motivation is scarce.

4.09

858

💸 Poverty And Education 🎒 Student Engagement 🏃 Active Learning ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning 🧠 Brain-Based Teaching

Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind Summary

Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind 87%

The classroom moves that overcome poverty's grip on learning, even when motivation is scarce.

by Eric Jensen 2013

4.09

858 ratings

💸 Poverty And Education 🎒 Student Engagement 🏃 Active Learning ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning 🧠 Brain-Based Teaching

Hacking Classroom Management

by Mike Roberts • 2017

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

3.95

272

🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

Hacking Classroom Management 87%

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

by Mike Roberts 2017

3.95

272 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

Fish in a Tree

by Lynda Mullaly Hunt • 2015

Ally hides her struggle to read behind distractions, until a teacher sees her bright mind.

4.26

86k+

📖 Dyslexia Representation 🍎 Supportive Teacher 🤝 Unlikely Friendships 🛡️ Standing Up To Bullies 🏫 Middle School Life

Fish in a Tree 87%

Ally hides her struggle to read behind distractions, until a teacher sees her bright mind.

by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 2015

4.26

86k+ ratings

📖 Dyslexia Representation 🍎 Supportive Teacher 🤝 Unlikely Friendships 🛡️ Standing Up To Bullies 🏫 Middle School Life

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 87%

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

Motivating Students Who Don't Care

by Allen N. Mendler • 2021

What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.

3.62

159

🛑 Disengaged Students 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Student Agency 💬 Relational Teaching 🎨 Creative Teaching

Motivating Students Who Don't Care 87%

What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.

by Allen N. Mendler 2021

3.62

159 ratings

🛑 Disengaged Students 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Student Agency 💬 Relational Teaching 🎨 Creative 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 87%

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

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2017

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

4.51

5k+

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training 🤝 Bully Redemption 👨‍🏫 Family Mentor

Way of the Warrior Kid 87%

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

by Jocko Willink 2017

4.51

5k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training 🤝 Bully Redemption 👨‍🏫 Family Mentor

Mindsets in the Classroom

by Mary Cay Ricci • 2013

Teach kids their brains are like muscles, and effort replaces helplessness. A school-wide blueprint.

3.90

831

🎯 Student Motivation 📋 Classroom Strategies 🗣️ Effort-Based Praise 📊 Differentiated Instruction 🔄 Failure As Learning

Mindsets in the Classroom 86%

Teach kids their brains are like muscles, and effort replaces helplessness. A school-wide blueprint.

by Mary Cay Ricci 2013

3.90

831 ratings

🎯 Student Motivation 📋 Classroom Strategies 🗣️ Effort-Based Praise 📊 Differentiated Instruction 🔄 Failure As Learning

Way of the Warrior Kid 3

by Jocko Willink • 2019

Marc always won. Then Danny arrived: faster, smarter, and too humble to hate.

4.68

1k+

🤝 Rivals To Friends 🥋 Youth Martial Arts 🧭 Mentorship 🏫 New Kid In School 💪 Motivational Fiction

Way of the Warrior Kid 3 86%

Marc always won. Then Danny arrived: faster, smarter, and too humble to hate.

by Jocko Willink 2019

4.68

1k+ ratings

🤝 Rivals To Friends 🥋 Youth Martial Arts 🧭 Mentorship 🏫 New Kid In School 💪 Motivational Fiction

Bouncing Back

by Scott Ostler • 2019

Newly paralyzed, a teen basketball star joins a wheelchair team to find his place.

4.05

220

🏀 Youth Basketball 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 😒 Reluctant Athlete 🤝 Bully Redemption ✊ Community Activism

Bouncing Back 86%

Newly paralyzed, a teen basketball star joins a wheelchair team to find his place.

by Scott Ostler 2019

4.05

220 ratings

🏀 Youth Basketball 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 😒 Reluctant Athlete 🤝 Bully Redemption ✊ Community Activism

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 86%

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

Ghost

by Jason Reynolds • 2016

Running from a gun saved him. A track team might teach him what to run toward.

4.18

54k+

🏃 Youth Sports Drama 🫂 Found Family 🧑‍🏫 Mentor Relationship 💔 Trauma And Healing 🏙️ Inner City Life

Ghost 86%

Running from a gun saved him. A track team might teach him what to run toward.

by Jason Reynolds 2016

4.18

54k+ ratings

🏃 Youth Sports Drama 🫂 Found Family 🧑‍🏫 Mentor Relationship 💔 Trauma And Healing 🏙️ Inner City Life

The Quality School

by William Glasser • 1998

A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.

3.83

426

🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 School Reform 🤝 Non-Coercive Education 📊 Quality Management

The Quality School 86%

A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.

by William Glasser 1998

3.83

426 ratings

🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 School Reform 🤝 Non-Coercive Education 📊 Quality Management

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation

by Sue Cowley • 2018

Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.

4.06

📐 Differentiation 🤝 Inclusive Education 📝 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Scaffolding 👥 Flexible Grouping

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation 86%

Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.

by Sue Cowley 2018

4.06

33 ratings

📐 Differentiation 🤝 Inclusive Education 📝 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Scaffolding 👥 Flexible Grouping

Excellent 11

by Ron Clark • 2004

Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.

4.03

1k+

🎒 Classroom Management 🔥 Teacher Motivation 🧗 Experiential Learning 🏫 Classroom Culture 🎨 Creativity In Education

Excellent 11 86%

Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.

by Ron Clark 2004

4.03

1k+ ratings

🎒 Classroom Management 🔥 Teacher Motivation 🧗 Experiential Learning 🏫 Classroom Culture 🎨 Creativity In Education

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Villainous 86%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 86%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Water Is Wide

by Pat Conroy • 1972

The island kids couldn't tell time. Their teacher drove them to Washington.

4.17

27k+

📚 Teaching Memoir ⚖️ School Inequality 🌴 American South 🧑‍🏫 Progressive Education 🏛️ Teacher Vs Bureaucracy

The Water Is Wide 86%

The island kids couldn't tell time. Their teacher drove them to Washington.

by Pat Conroy 1972

4.17

27k+ ratings

📚 Teaching Memoir ⚖️ School Inequality 🌴 American South 🧑‍🏫 Progressive Education 🏛️ Teacher Vs Bureaucracy

The Motivation Breakthrough

by Richard Lavoie • 2007

Stop asking why your child won't try. Start asking what fuel actually moves them.

3.92

276

🎓 Student Motivation 🧠 Learning Disabilities 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 💬 Praise And Feedback 🔨 Project-Based Learning

The Motivation Breakthrough 86%

Stop asking why your child won't try. Start asking what fuel actually moves them.

by Richard Lavoie 2007

3.92

276 ratings

🎓 Student Motivation 🧠 Learning Disabilities 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 💬 Praise And Feedback 🔨 Project-Based Learning

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 🎓 Teacher Effectiveness ⚖️ Education Equity

I Got Schooled 86%

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 🎓 Teacher Effectiveness ⚖️ Education Equity

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke • 2022

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

4.28

11k+

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Mark of the Fool 86%

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

by J.M. Clarke 2022

4.28

11k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

What Great Teachers Do Differently

by Todd Whitaker • 2011

Programs change nothing unless the teacher changes first: mindsets that turn good classrooms great.

3.94

1k+

🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Teacher Mindset 🍎 New Teachers ☀️ Positive Classroom Culture 🪞 Teacher Reflection

What Great Teachers Do Differently Summary

What Great Teachers Do Differently 86%

Programs change nothing unless the teacher changes first: mindsets that turn good classrooms great.

by Todd Whitaker 2011

3.94

1k+ ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Teacher Mindset 🍎 New Teachers ☀️ Positive Classroom Culture 🪞 Teacher Reflection

Tools for Teaching

by Fredric H. Jones • 2000

The discipline system that prevents problems instead of punishing: proximity, layout, incentives.

4.12

958

🎓 Classroom Management 🆕 New Teachers 📋 Classroom Routines 🧠 Behaviorism 🔥 Student Motivation

Tools for Teaching 86%

The discipline system that prevents problems instead of punishing: proximity, layout, incentives.

by Fredric H. Jones 2000

4.12

958 ratings

🎓 Classroom Management 🆕 New Teachers 📋 Classroom Routines 🧠 Behaviorism 🔥 Student Motivation

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

The New Girl

by Meg Cabot • 2008

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

3.86

3k+

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The New Girl 86%

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

by Meg Cabot 2008

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul

by Jack Canfield • 2000

101 sports stories where the real trophy is the lesson learned in the huddle

3.91

200

🏟️ Sports Storytelling 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🏅 Life Lessons From Sports 🤝 Teamwork 💪 Overcoming Adversity

Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul 86%

101 sports stories where the real trophy is the lesson learned in the huddle

by Jack Canfield 2000

3.91

200 ratings

🏟️ Sports Storytelling 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🏅 Life Lessons From Sports 🤝 Teamwork 💪 Overcoming Adversity

The Innovator's Mindset

by George Couros • 2015

Skip the tech hype. Innovation starts with trust, strengths, and student ownership.

4.16

3k+

🏛️ Education Reform 💡 Innovative Teaching 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎓 Student Empowerment 💪 Strengths-Based Education

The Innovator's Mindset 86%

Skip the tech hype. Innovation starts with trust, strengths, and student ownership.

by George Couros 2015

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Education Reform 💡 Innovative Teaching 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎓 Student Empowerment 💪 Strengths-Based Education

The Freedom Writers Diary

by Erin Gruwell • 1999

When a rookie teacher gave 150 Long Beach teenagers blank diaries, their stories broke the silence.

4.15

19k+

📔 Diary Format 🏫 Inner City Education 💛 Found Family ✊ Student Activism 🗣️ Teen Voices

The Freedom Writers Diary 86%

When a rookie teacher gave 150 Long Beach teenagers blank diaries, their stories broke the silence.

by Erin Gruwell 1999

4.15

19k+ ratings

📔 Diary Format 🏫 Inner City Education 💛 Found Family ✊ Student Activism 🗣️ Teen Voices

Educational Courage

by Mara Sapon-Shevin • 2012

Public schools gutted by testing and privatization: a refusal playbook for teachers and parents.

3.84

📚 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing ✊ Teacher Resistance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent Organizing 📋 Authentic Assessment

Educational Courage 86%

Public schools gutted by testing and privatization: a refusal playbook for teachers and parents.

by Mara Sapon-Shevin 2012

3.84

19 ratings

📚 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing ✊ Teacher Resistance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent Organizing 📋 Authentic Assessment

Old School Grit

by Darrin Donnelly • 2016

A fading sportswriter finds a dying basketball coach who insists the old rules still work.

4.33

698

🏀 Sports Parable 👴 Mentor Figure 🏆 Underdog Team 💪 Tough Love Wisdom 🧠 No Excuses Mindset

Old School Grit 86%

A fading sportswriter finds a dying basketball coach who insists the old rules still work.

by Darrin Donnelly 2016

4.33

698 ratings

🏀 Sports Parable 👴 Mentor Figure 🏆 Underdog Team 💪 Tough Love Wisdom 🧠 No Excuses Mindset

Priklijuoti

by John David Anderson • 2017

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

3.90

9k+

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

Priklijuoti 86%

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

by John David Anderson 2017

3.90

9k+ ratings

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

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 86%

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

Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy

by Cassandra Clare • 2015

His memories gone, a former vampire starts over at a demon-hunting school.

4.09

24k+

🧠 Memory Loss 🏫 Supernatural Academy 🛡️ Underdog Hero 💔 Grief And Loss ⚔️ Class Divide

Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy 86%

His memories gone, a former vampire starts over at a demon-hunting school.

by Cassandra Clare 2015

4.09

24k+ ratings

🧠 Memory Loss 🏫 Supernatural Academy 🛡️ Underdog Hero 💔 Grief And Loss ⚔️ Class Divide

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 86%

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

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching

by Robyn R. Jackson • 2009

Eight principles for putting the cognitive load back on students, where it belongs.

3.74

964

🧠 Teacher Mindset 📋 Curriculum Design 🚀 Mastery Teaching 📊 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Classroom Management

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching Summary

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching 86%

Eight principles for putting the cognitive load back on students, where it belongs.

by Robyn R. Jackson 2009

3.74

964 ratings

🧠 Teacher Mindset 📋 Curriculum Design 🚀 Mastery Teaching 📊 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Classroom Management

Ain't No Makin' It

by Jay MacLeod • 2008

One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.

4.07

1k+

🏙️ Urban Poverty 📝 Ethnographic Sociology ⚖️ Class Inequality 🔄 Social Reproduction 🚧 Structural Barriers

Ain't No Makin' It 86%

One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.

by Jay MacLeod 2008

4.07

1k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Poverty 📝 Ethnographic Sociology ⚖️ Class Inequality 🔄 Social Reproduction 🚧 Structural Barriers

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 86%

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

Troublemakers

by Carla Shalaby • 2017

Disruptive kids are the classroom's alarm system. Silencing them only makes the air more toxic.

4.23

3k+

🚸 Classroom Discipline 🌱 Progressive Education 🧒 Early Childhood Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 🕊️ Restorative Justice In Schools

Troublemakers 86%

Disruptive kids are the classroom's alarm system. Silencing them only makes the air more toxic.

by Carla Shalaby 2017

4.23

3k+ ratings

🚸 Classroom Discipline 🌱 Progressive Education 🧒 Early Childhood Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 🕊️ Restorative Justice In Schools

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

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