Educators: If you had to cite one book that really "clicked" with you, what would it be?
I’m interested in the texts that have influenced you as a teacher.
From the philosophical/theoretical to classroom management or pedagogy itself..which did you find most useful?
Was it a textbook or something you read on your own?
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Secret Knowledge of Plants.
This may be inappropriate, but I loved my late brother’s book, “Teaching with Your Mouth Shut.” Many colleges and Unis use it for new teachers or people getting graduate degrees in education.
(Further disclosure. Author Don Finkel sired some brilliant kids.)
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Franny and Zooey. And about a million others.
During my first year at university I took a course called Language and Human Behaviour. We had two assigned books, but the only one I can recall is Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook by Ellen Cushman. What really struck me in the course, was how people develop literacy skills. In particular, we read into a relatively newer pedagogy that centered on intertexuality (especially using images to accompany text.) Using intertexuality is a great method for getting kids completely disinterested in reading and writing to change their minds.
I’m not a teacher (nor is it in my current Plan), but I carry much of what we discussed in that class close to me.
@muppetish Firstly, welcome to Fluther.
Examples of what you speak are everywhere. I’d like to think that collectively, we can do better.
I’m not yet a teacher (soon though!) and I’m learning so much from Harry Wong’s The First Days of School. I’m excited to put his ideas into practice.
“The Giver” was my favorite book in middle school. In high school “Of Mice and Men” was a great read. Then in college I really enjoyed “Nickeled and Dimed.”
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