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The Narrative Arc Of Teaching

Jejak Panda Selamat Datang Di Blog Kesayangan Anda Dan Selamat Membaca bandarq terbaik This past Sunday the New York Times offered its list of 100 notable books of the year, and on it there were a couple of great nonfiction works on teaching, including Dana Goldstein’s The Teacher Wars , which I loved and highly recommend. That list got me thinking of the many books I’ve read this year and which ones I might strongly recommend.   One of the best books on teaching I’ve read this year just came out.   It’s Tom Newkirk’s new book, called Minds Made for Stories .   It’s excellent, of course, as is most of the stuff Tom Newkirk writes.   I often found myself stopping to write exclamation points in the margins, thinking to myself, ‘Yes! I feel exactly the same way!’ or, ‘Yes!   I have been saying that for years!’   Too bad I didn’t get to this first, but nonetheless I’m glad these ideas are in print. The book has many...