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he always explicitly sees himself as a mentor and not a mother. He sees his job as allowing students to risk being near the edge.
Amy Whitaker • Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses
That’s why, for a second grader who struggles, sometimes the best tutor is the fourth grader who has just recently mastered the same material. They know what it’s like to struggle with it, and they know the tricks that helped them to understand it. Because the learning process is still fresh in their minds, they understand what the second grader is
... See moreDanny Iny • The Audience Revolution: The Smarter Way to Build a Business, Make a Difference, and Change the World
The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach, the developmental psychologist Howard Gardner
Scott Young • Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Our children grow up in a culture permeated with the idea that there are “smart people” and “dumb people.” The social construction of the individual is as a bundle of aptitudes. There are people who are “good at math” and people who “can’t do math.” Everything is set up for children to attribute their first unsuccessful or unpleasant learning exper
... See moreSeymour A Papert • Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas
Madeline Levine • The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
Praise is an essential part of moral education. The best teachers are not necessarily those with a gift for instruction.