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Brought to you by Penguin. 'For anyone who has enjoyed The Cultural Tutor on X, this book will be more of the same delight. Expect nuggets of insight and wisdom, wrapped in the author's trademark warmth and wit' Alain de Botton Who does the Mona Lisa actually depict? Why do we still look to the...

Chenoweth draws on her decade-long journey into neighborhood schools where low-income students and students of color are learning at unexpectedly high levels to reveal a key ingredient to their success: in one way or another, their leaders have confronted the traditional ways that schools are organized and have adopted new systems, all focused on improvement. In profiles of once-embattled schools, Chenoweth shows how school leaders doggedly reorganized internal systems in order to prioritize teaching and learning, resulting in improved outcomes that in many cases exceeded statewide averages.

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling metaphor to the brief against conventional schooling.

A brilliant research mathematician reveals math to be a creative art form on par with painting, poetry, and sculpture, and rejects the standard anxiety-producing teaching methods used in most schools today. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart's controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike, altering the way we think about math forever. 

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Actionable, road-tested approaches to understanding and tackling poverty in schools The stark reality of poverty and disadvantage in our communities is one of the biggest challenges faced by schools today. Schools need better understanding of the broader impact of poverty and disadvantage and what they can do about it – that's where Tackling Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools comes in. The book is divided into three clear sections on how to understand and tackle poverty across the whole school, in the classroom, and within the community.

The Abolition School Radio podcast is a collaboration between the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition and Reconstruction and Haymarket Books, providing in-depth political education to a new generation of aspiring organizers and leaders. Season 1 is a 12-week course on Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction, led by Geo Maher. The Season 2 course focuses on CLR James’ Black Jacobins. Season 3, a 12-week course on the works of Frantz Fanon, is currently in progress.

Alexandra Reeves examines the Columbine High School shooting through three compelling episodes, reconstructing the tragic events of April 20, 1999, exploring how live media coverage created a dangerous template for copycat attacks, and investigating why America still struggles with school safety 25 years later. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

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In Teachers We Trust presents a compelling vision, offering practical ideas for educators and school leaders wishing to develop teacher-powered education systems. It reveals why teachers in Finland hold high status, and shows what the country's trust-based school system looks like in action. Pasi Sahlberg and Timothy D. Walker suggest seven key principles for building a culture of trust in schools, from offering clinical training for future teachers to encouraging student agency to fostering a collaborative professionalism among educators.

In Sanctuary School, Chandler Patton Miranda highlights the many ways that K–12 schools can provide safe educational spaces and relevant, responsive resources for immigrant students. Miranda prompts educators to think beyond the baseline definition of sanctuary schools as protective institutions that practice legally supported noncooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities. She envisions a whole-school approach to sanctuary that empowers marginalized students via radical welcoming and innovation.

An investigative study of the far-right’s attack on education and an on-the-ground look at the parent activist battle, on either side of the debate, to control the future of public schools For well over a century, public schools have been a non-partisan gathering place and vital center of...

In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend a boarding school. A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed firsthand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, he reflects on the hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, describing the pain of homesickness and the appalling inescapability of it all.

Brought to you by Penguin From the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia, comes a new journey, following four 19th century elephants marched from the East African coast towards Congo, to tell a heartbreaking story of folly and colonial greed. Featuring immersive field recordings...

Talanoa Ako Topic Week 5 | Literacy and Numeracy Support. Literacy refers to the capacity to read, write, speak, and comprehend both written and spoken language.Numeracy is the ability to use and understand numbers, including basic math skills and problem-solving using numbers. There is a new literacy and numeracy curriculum for Years 1 to 10.Share useful information from the Pacific PISA resource.There will be an NCEA co-requisite requirement in literacy and numeracy that your child will need to attain. Learners can achieve the co-requisite at any time through their NCEA journey.Teachers ...

Talanoa Ako Topic Week 4 | Wellbeing & Hauora (Attendance) You child’s wellbeing – establish routines and expectations, talk about emotions, join your child in play.We need parents to help us get their children to prioritize learning and come to school regularly in the coming year.Each day is a day full of opportunities to learn, develop their skills, and create fun memories with their friends and teachers. We know that over the past few years, school attendance has been an area of particular focus.All children under 16 years of age must be at school every day unless they are sick.Children...

Do you know what goes on in a typical classroom? Do you feel an irrational fear of authority and confidence in yourself? This book reveals the dark agenda of the modern schooling system and its toxic effects on both pupils and teachers alike.

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The issues and arguments surrounding school choice are sometimes hijacked to make political points about government control, democratic ideals, the public good, and privatization. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, David Garcia avoids partisan arguments to offer an accessible, objective, and comprehensive guide to school choice.