Category Archives: Education Reform

THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt

Posted on April 5, 2024 by OnlyGoodBooks

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but Jonathan Haidt’s latest, THE ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, a must-read for parents and educators, brilliantly captures his two … Continue reading →

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HOW THE OTHER HALF LEARNS by Robert Pondiscio

Posted on October 14, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

Maybe you’ve never heard of the Success Academy Charter Schools network or its controversial leader, Eva Moskowitz. Or maybe you have. Maybe you think Eva is the devil incarnate, or maybe you are a fan. As someone who’s been involved … Continue reading →

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MY LATEST BOOK…

Posted on July 28, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

“Whether you know much about charter schools or not, you have probably—at some point in your life—wondered: Why is K-12 education the way it is? Why isn’t it more the way I want it to be? People have asked themselves … Continue reading →

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HELPING CHILDREN SUCCEED by Paul Tough

Posted on June 7, 2016 by OnlyGoodBooks

In 2013, the United States reached a sad milestone: 51 percent of public school students now live in poverty. That’s right, 51 percent. More than every other child. In public schools. In this country. Live in poverty. Paul Tough’s previous … Continue reading →

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WHISTLING VIVALDI by Claude M. Steele

Posted on May 15, 2016 by OnlyGoodBooks

This amazing book, subtitled How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do, takes its title from a story that Brent Staples (now a NY Times columnist but then a University of Chicago psychology graduate student), told about an experience … Continue reading →

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THE SOCIAL PROFIT HANDBOOK by David Grant

Posted on March 29, 2015 by OnlyGoodBooks

From its very title, THE SOCIAL PROFIT HANDBOOK by David Grant challenges the status quo. We should rename “not-for-profit” organizations as “social profit” organizations—because, after all, isn’t that what they are designed to do, benefit society? Yes. Exactly. As the … Continue reading →

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BUILDING A BETTER TEACHER by Elizabeth Green

Posted on September 8, 2014 by OnlyGoodBooks

It would be difficult, if not impossible, to capture and evaluate all of the many ways in which people throughout history have attempted to prepare teachers for their profession. If teacher preparation were a pie, you would have to stand … Continue reading →

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NO STRUGGLE, NO PROGRESS by Howard Fuller (with Lisa Frazier Page)

Posted on August 29, 2014 by OnlyGoodBooks

Some people in this world always seem to be where the action is. They run toward the flames of a burning building instead of running away; they jump in the ocean when someone appears to be drowning; they look for … Continue reading →

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THE SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD by Amanda Ripley

Posted on September 2, 2013 by OnlyGoodBooks

If you live in the northeastern United States, you may not know that on school days in Texas, public school students pledge allegiance twice: once to the American flag, once to the flag of Texas.  I know.  I was a … Continue reading →

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THE ART OF COACHING by Elena Aguilar

Posted on May 20, 2013 by OnlyGoodBooks

Although I am usually a fast reader, I admit it took me a while to read THE ART OF COACHING.  It’s incredibly comprehensive, like a very large pot of soup, and I didn’t want to miss a drop. Elena Aguilar, … Continue reading →

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