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Fires in the Mind : What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery
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- 9780470646038
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470646039
ISBN-13
9780470646038
eBay Product ID (ePID)
81817265
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Fires in the Mind : What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Secondary, Educational Psychology, Student Life & Student Affairs, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-013840
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Become passionate? is easy to say, hard to do, impossible to compel. Drawing on the insights of young persons, parents, teachers, and experts, Kathleen Cushman reveals the paths to passionate pursuit of something worthwhile." ?Howard Gardner, professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, author, Five Minds for the Future , Multiple Intelligences , and The Unschooled Mind ?No matter what stage we're at as educators, every teacher can mine this book for many helpful nuggets to support student mastery. We can help ignite ?fires in the minds? of our kids, and this wonderful book makes an excellent fire starter.' ?Kathie Marshall, LAUSD teacher, in Teacher Leaders Network blog of the Center for Teaching Quality "In this remarkable book, Kathleen Cushman delves into the minds of young learners to provide us with an immensely useful, insightful, and indispensable guide to tapping the potential in every child. Essential reading for teachers, coaches, and parents alike." ?Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
370.15/4
Synopsis
Teens talk to adults about how they develop motivation and mastery Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students' ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators. Breaks new ground by bringing youth voices to a timely topic-motivation and mastery Includes worksheets, tips, and discussion guides that help put the book's ideas into practice Author has 18 previous books on adolescent learning and has written for the New York Times Magazine, Educational Leadership, and American Educator From the acclaimed author of Fires in the Bathroom , this is the next-step book that pushes the conversation to next level, as teenagers tackle the pressing challenges of motivation and mastery., What does it take to get really good at something? Praise for Fires in the Mind "This book offers a unique window into what all educators ought to consider as vastly important: igniting the passion for learning inherent in us all." -- Ronald J. Newell, author of Passion for Learning "What a refreshing book! Rather than asking the timeworn question How can we motivate these kids? Kathleen Cushman performs a lovely act of conceptual Jujutsu and instead asks What can the kids tell us about motivation? The answers are smart and thoughtful and brimming with good advice." -- Mike Rose, author of Why School? Reclaiming Education for All of Us "Every educator would like for students to develop a passion, but many are unsure of how to light that fire. Kathleen Cushman had the wisdom to ask students, and they tell us with clarity what motivates them and how school might be made more inspiring. Anyone who cares about schooling or children should read this book." -- Daniel T. Willingham, author of Why Dont Students Like School? "The best school reform creates schools that kids want to go to--where learning is meaningful and engaging. This wonderful book builds on the concept that education should be asset based--not based on telling kids what they dont know and cant do. Read Fires in the Mind and connect to the voices of students about how they learn most eagerly." -- Paul Houston, executive director, emeritus, American Association of School Administrators "This is a wonderful book for both practitioners and policymakers to use in making school more sensible, meaningful, and productive for students and their teachers." -- Elliot Washor, co-director, Big Picture Learning
LC Classification Number
LB1775
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