Scat is the “solid waste, or droppings, of carnivorous animals.”* It is also a book by Carl Hiaasen rated for ages 9-12. When my son was much younger we used to go on a lot of backpacking trips. I think we have slept in a tent in over twenty states. We always use to carry [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Books’
Outliers: The Story of Success
I was going to write more about Outliers (See my previous posts.), but then I read a question and answer session on Gladwell’s web site. It gives a good overview of the book. It may encourage you to read the book. I really did enjoy Outliers and would encourage you to read it. I just [...]
Work
“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.” Malcomb Gladwell, Outliers, the Story of Success p. 150 Perhaps this should be written on the back wall of classrooms to remind teachers about the importance of meaning. Work that is so engaging that you loose track of time. Work that brings [...]
Outliers, The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
I started reading Outliers, The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell today. Gladwell also wrote Blink and The Tipping Point. I read the other two books and enjoyed them both. After reading the first hundred pages of Outliers, I think I will enjoy this book aslo. He makes some very interesting and disturbing observations. First, [...]
Boy In the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Boy In the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne I finished Boy in the Striped Pajamas yesterday. It is for ninth graders and up. Also, it has been made into a movie that should have it’s first showing this month. I think it is just playing on one theater in the Detroit area. The average review [...]
One Quick Look, That’s All it Took
I love to read books. I know it is so Twentieth Century. But remember I was paper-trained. I just purchased two new books. Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell and Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World HC by Don Tapscott. I haven’t read either one. I most likely [...]
More about Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen
In my previous post, I wrote just a little of what I got from Disrupting Class. There is a lot more to the book. One big issue that Christensen raises is why computers have not made a difference in education. He makes the case that any institution will fight change and innovation. Organizations will take [...]
Great Read
I recently read Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton Christensen and others. I usually never mark or write in a book when I read it, but I made an exception for this book since it had so many important things to say. I’m just going to share [...]