Even if some of the best feats of learning happen in Survival Mode, it can create resentment if sustained for a long time. They fall in love with it by playing the game themselves, trading baseball cards, and seeing people talk about the game with glittering enthusiasm. This book looks great and strikes a well-structured balance between text and useful figures throughout. However – and this is important – said sceptics should not ignore the scope of the chosen papers, the referencing, and the reasoning behind their choice. The text Kirschner and Hendrick offer alongside each seminal article does a wonderful job of situating the content in the broader scientific context, and in the classroom.

Lastly, Part 6 is devoted to cautionary tales and prevalent myths and fables that actually hinder learning rather than facilitate it. Instead of going from chapter to chapter and introducing the topics as you would in a textbook, this book uses published papers as anchors for each chapter.The authors have produced a text that will aid teachers to appreciate and correctly use the science necessary to improve their practice. The ‘How to Use the Work in Your Teaching’ and ‘Takeaways’ sections provide a clear and concise link back to how you can use that finding in your own classroom to better your practice. I gained some satisfaction from knowing that I am already applying many of the ideas presented here. If we want an educated citizenry that enjoys learning, we need an alternative: we need to inspire people.

Their storytelling philosophy is among the most effective tools we’ve invented for inspiring people at scale, which is why a popular documentary will spark more interest in a subject than the best textbooks ever will. As you acquire skills, you realize that perfection isn’t a summit you reach, but an asymptote you continually strive for. Each chapter offers a range of suggested readings and useful links in the end – many of them can be easily accessed by scanning a QR code. Because of the Doppler effect, the sirens have a higher pitch when they’re coming towards you and a lower one as they drive away. The sleep of reason has bred monsters of pedagogy, and they have been fattened and nurtured by the relative ignorance of the teaching profession.

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To be honest, we can’t think of any reasons why educators or those with aspirations of becoming educators wouldn’t want to read this book. Of the studies that trace the nature of learning, some seminal works offer prominent observations about learning and the elusive way in which true learning happens.

He has also published more than 350 scientific articles as well as many popular articles for teacher journals. The six chapters in Part 4 dwell on the role of teachers and give some tips to help them live up to their positive influence potential, involving simple-to-complex elaboration, explicit instructional guidance, and effective feedback. This is done by breaking down each key work into sections on why you should read it, the abstract, the article conclusions and implications, how to use it in your teaching and lastly, the key takeaways. The misconceptions are correct and the criticisms sound, but the refutations are largely unsupported by references. A World War I video on YouTube piqued his interest and led him to all kinds of books and documentaries about the war.