My summer reading list update

Back in June I was pretty pumped about my very organized summer reading list. I even mapped out in my head when I should start and finish certain books.
It didn’t work out the way I planned.
Shocker.
Work, family, travel, honey-dos, kids, in-laws and just plain laziness conspired against me. I did get some books read, just [...]

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Vampires, middle school & social studies. Oh, my!

Okay . . . first, a disclaimer. I haven’t actually read any of the books that make up the Twilight series. But I have seen my middle school daughter work her way through them at a breakneck pace. And her friends.
And her mom.
And her mom’s friends.
I’ve seen my high school son get dragged to the [...]

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Rising above IQ

I need to get this book.
Richard Nisbett has written what seems like a must-read for educators and, more specifically, education leaders titled Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count.
In a recent New York Times op-ed piece, columnist Nicholas D. Kristof talks about Nisbett’s book and what it might mean for our [...]

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Where are the Outliers in Guns, Germs & Steel?

I’m thinking out loud this morning. So I’m not sure where this will go. Bear with me.
On the recommendation of Adelyn Soellner over at Hutchinson High School, I breezed through Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell this weekend. Incredibly interesting!
Gladwell’s idea is that while skill, ability and hard work all impact success, there [...]

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Tip of the Week – Summer reading list

I know many of you are looking forward to summer and a more relaxed schedule.
Aren’t we all?
I always look forward to summer because it usually means more time to read stuff I didn’t get to during the winter. So my summer reading list is all planned out and ready to go!
But it got me thinking [...]

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