Fires in the Mind, The students of What Kids Can Do
Fires in the Mind, The students of What Kids Can Do
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Fires in the Mind
What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery

Author: The students of What Kids Can Do, Kathleen Cushman

Narrator: Barbara Goodson

Unabridged: 4 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/20/2020

Synopsis

Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators, exercises, questionnaires, do and dont lists, and other helpful tools.   "Every educator would like for students to develop a passion, but many are unsure of how to light that fire. Kathleen Cushman had the wisdom to ask students, and they tell us with clarity what motivates them and how school might be made more inspiring. Anyone who cares about schooling or children should read this book." Daniel T. Willingham, best-selling author of Why Dont Students Like School?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan on October 23, 2010

Kathleen Cushman worked with over 160 students to figure out what it takes to be really good at something. The book is a must read for all educators and administrators since it gives a first hand look into what students think about learning, motivation, and mastery. Some key criteria the students ca......more

Goodreads review by Zac on July 11, 2013

This has been a summer of attempting to get through many of those books which have lived on the shelves of three different houses now without actually having, you know, been read. Aside from the weak-willed ordering of still more books from Amazon and picking up a few the other day at the local priv......more

Goodreads review by Shaeley on January 28, 2011

Interesting book about how to get really good at something. The project follows actual high school students as they first explore something they are especially good at, and then interview other "experts" to discover common themes of what it takes to get really good. Students apply what they've learn......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on May 18, 2012

Another shove to get us way away from traditional education and into some transformational education! It is SO time!......more

Goodreads review by Emanuella on September 30, 2019

I rate this book a 4.5, this book has changed my life in a way that no book has. This book helped me to understand the joy of reading and the importance of it. I give this book a 4.5 because it's a really well written book that not only helps you to start the habit of reading but also helps you to u......more

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