Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom Audiobook

" This book explains in a simple way how our brains work and why students have various challenges with school because of how the brain functions. He keeps the book interesting, divided into chapters with titles of questions that will draw your interest to learn the answers. The chapters are brief and well-written. This book should be read by everyone! "

" Really intersting take on multiple intelligences, amongst other ideas "

" Must read for educators. Parents too. "

" It gave me some ideas for helping students learn, but it is the type of book that will require a second reading to really integrate the information into my thinking. "

" I didn't agree with everything in the book, but it gave me reason to think, deeply. Great read! "

" Exciting and interesting. Every teacher should read this. "

" The book will revolutionize they way you think about learning and teaching. Based on solid research in the cognitive sciences, Willingham dispels various myths about learning while bring the reader up to date on the latest research. Highly recommended for teachers and librarians! "

" should be read by all ed psych professors and special education teachers. "

" Willingham uses Q and A to answer some of the issues that are age old in education. He defends some practices like memory work and debunks some like learning styles. Whether one agrees with him or not, it is a great conversation starter for any education community. "

" Excellent book if you want to understand how (and why) your children learn and how (and why) teachers should modify their teaching style to teach YOUR child. "

" A must-read for teachers. This is a readable account of the fundamentals of neuroscience as they apply to teaching and learning. "

" interesting book with some very useful ideas. The writting style was a bit boring with a lot academic talk. Even if you're not a teacher it is still a book that's worth a read. "

" The science behind all those $64,000 questions about education. Some we already know the answers to and the research just backs it up; some is defending the opposite of what "new thinking" has been telling us about how kids learn. "

" This is a book I read for work but also because I was just interested in it. It's a good basic introduction to cognitive psychology. It's written primarily for K-12 teachers, but I think it has some valuable lessons for anyone who is interested in learning about how we learn. Very accessible. "

" Great food for thought as to how to best engage students in the classroom. Made me question my current strategies for planning lessons and gave me a new perspective on differentiation for students. Each chapter is arranged around a theme with a "lesson" or main idea to take away. Well written. "

" good book; worth reading and changing some strategies for teaching "

" The best book on education I have ever read. <br/> <br/>The highlight is probably the chapter where he destroys multiple intelligence pedagogy. "

" <br/>Very nice book for teachers, and even students !<br/>I really enjoyed my time reading it.<br/>It states many psychological facts in a very simple way that everyone can understand.<br/><br/>It tells you how your brains work, and give you some tips to change the way you think/study.<br/> "

" should be read by all ed psych professors and special education teachers. "

" A very readable peek into some of the most plaguing issues in teaching today, from the perspective of a cognitive scientist. "

" Hands down, the best book I've ever been assigned to read as part of college/graduate coursework. Highly recommended for any educator! "

" A must-read for teachers. This is a readable account of the fundamentals of neuroscience as they apply to teaching and learning. "

" I really liked parts of this text and found them relevant. However, I found some aspects to be easier said than done within the classroom. "

" This is a book I read for work but also because I was just interested in it. It's a good basic introduction to cognitive psychology. It's written primarily for K-12 teachers, but I think it has some valuable lessons for anyone who is interested in learning about how we learn. Very accessible. "