The Quality School13 reviews William Glasser Harper Paperbacks, 1998 Change is hard to do. + A Quality Read + Great theory on educational reform As I see many of the reviewers here question and doubt the idea of quality schools and choice theory. It has been a few years since I read Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, but I have put the theories into practice in my own life. It is very difficult to let go of the old external control ...             The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier30 reviews Tony Jones Jossey-Bass, 2008 good read + A Helpful Guide to the Emerging Church and Contemporary Christianity + Written by an insider but can he see the forrest from the trees? This is an important read for anyone interested in the emergent conversation. The personal history of the author's journey and the concepts developed, in this journey, give this book 5 stars from this reviewer. The reviewer feels that more acknowledgement that there are other histories converging ...             What's Math Got to Do with It?: Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject--and Why It's ...7 reviews Jo Boaler Viking Adult, 2008 Important book + Very important read! + Math has everything to do with it + There is a better way to teach math + Extremely Valuable!!             Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains24 reviews LouAnne Johnson Jossey-Bass, 2005 Some Unique Ideas for Effective Teaching + Not just elementary school + Title should be "Teaching Inside the Box" + A MUST Own             A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling24 reviews John Taylor Gatto Berkeley Hills Books, 2002 A Different Kind of Teacher + Gatto's Philosophies on Education will make you Think Deeply about Your Own I wished I would have had Mr. Gatto as a teacher. I wished I would had read this book before sending our son off to public school 35 years ago. I am glad I have read it now, as my grandchildren will be entering school in the next five years. I have purchased two copies so I can share with others ...             The Underground History of American Education10 reviews John Taylor Gatto The Oxford Village Press, 2001 Never confuse public schooling with a true education + This will break and make A students + A must read-amazing!!! I read this book after a lifetime of public schooling- from kindergarten to graduate school. In fact, I had trained to be a teacher myself at one point. When I found this book I literally could not put it down. Gatto was stating everything that I had intuitively known was wrong with the American ...             Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values528 reviews Robert M. Pirsig William Morrow, 1974 Couldn't put it down. + Neat + About this book + A book about overcoming intellectualism and becoming whole             The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life13 reviews Parker J. Palmer Jossey-Bass, 2007 THE COURAGE TO TEACH: Exploring the Inner Landscape of A Teacher's Life + The Courage to Teach + A must read for anyone who teach at any level + A gift to all dedicated educators + The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life             Fred Jones Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation19 reviews Fredric H. Jones, Patrick Jones, ... Fredric H. Jones & Associates, 2007 One of the greatest tools for teaching + Tools for teaching + Very good book + A Must Read!             Why Read?12 reviews Mark Edmundson Bloomsbury USA, 2005 not my field + Prepackaged + A book that changes my outlook on my education + Well-Read and Well-Said             The Elements of Teaching8 reviews James M. Banner, Harold C. Cannon Yale University Press, 1999 Zen and the Art of the Elements of Teaching + A "livre de chevet" + Great teaching is walking a tightrope + Affirmation!             The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier30 reviews Tony Jones Jossey-Bass, 2008 good read + A Helpful Guide to the Emerging Church and Contemporary Christianity + Written by an insider but can he see the forrest from the trees? This is an important read for anyone interested in the emergent conversation. The personal history of the author's journey and the concepts developed, in this journey, give this book 5 stars from this reviewer. The reviewer feels that more acknowledgement that there are other histories converging ...             The Underground History of American Education10 reviews John Taylor Gatto The Oxford Village Press, 2001 Never confuse public schooling with a true education + This will break and make A students + A must read-amazing!!! I read this book after a lifetime of public schooling- from kindergarten to graduate school. In fact, I had trained to be a teacher myself at one point. When I found this book I literally could not put it down. Gatto was stating everything that I had intuitively known was wrong with the American ...             Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains24 reviews LouAnne Johnson Jossey-Bass, 2005 Some Unique Ideas for Effective Teaching + Not just elementary school + Title should be "Teaching Inside the Box" + A MUST Own             The Quality School13 reviews William Glasser Harper Paperbacks, 1998 Change is hard to do. + A Quality Read + Great theory on educational reform As I see many of the reviewers here question and doubt the idea of quality schools and choice theory. It has been a few years since I read Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, but I have put the theories into practice in my own life. It is very difficult to let go of the old external control ...             Why Read?12 reviews Mark Edmundson Bloomsbury USA, 2005 not my field + Prepackaged + A book that changes my outlook on my education + Well-Read and Well-Said             What's Math Got to Do with It?: Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject--and Why It's ...7 reviews Jo Boaler Viking Adult, 2008 Important book + Very important read! + Math has everything to do with it + There is a better way to teach math + Extremely Valuable!!             A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling24 reviews John Taylor Gatto Berkeley Hills Books, 2002 A Different Kind of Teacher + Gatto's Philosophies on Education will make you Think Deeply about Your Own I wished I would have had Mr. Gatto as a teacher. I wished I would had read this book before sending our son off to public school 35 years ago. I am glad I have read it now, as my grandchildren will be entering school in the next five years. I have purchased two copies so I can share with others ...             The Elements of Teaching8 reviews James M. Banner, Harold C. Cannon Yale University Press, 1999 Zen and the Art of the Elements of Teaching + A "livre de chevet" + Great teaching is walking a tightrope + Affirmation!             Fred Jones Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation19 reviews Fredric H. Jones, Patrick Jones, ... Fredric H. Jones & Associates, 2007 One of the greatest tools for teaching + Tools for teaching + Very good book + A Must Read!