At any given time, I am reading at least three books. There is usually one in my bag, one in my reading chair, and one by my bed. In addition t0 those three books, there is a stack beside my bed waiting to be moved up to one of those top three positions. I love to read and I love to talk about what I am reading. Unfortunately, my family and friends aren’t always interested. In an attempt to save them from boredom, I will post my thoughts about the books I am reading here in hopes that someone out there is interested and wants to talk about books.
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ASCD Smartbriefs- Perspectives / The Leadership Picture September 22, 2009In this issue of Educational Leadership, our authors look at what research, practice, and informed opinion point to as characteristic of effective leadership.mscherer@ascd.org (Marge Scherer)
- The Outside-Inside Connection September 22, 2009How can leaders manage the world outside the school walls?hatch@tc.edu (Thomas Hatch)
- Tough Questions for Tough Times September 22, 2009How high-performing, high-poverty schools face their challenges.wparret@boisestate.edu, kathleenbudge@boisestate.edu (William Parrett and Kathleen Budge)
- The Power of Two September 22, 2009Two principals carve out time to advise each other.wsterrett@k12albemarle.org, mhaas@k12albemarle.org (William L. Sterrett and Matthew Haas)
- The Art and Science of Teaching / Helping Students Process Information September 22, 2009Monthly column on teaching strategies.(Robert J. Marzano)
- Perspectives / The Leadership Picture September 22, 2009
September 30, 2009 at 7:27 pm |
My three books at the moment are:
The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
These are really trying to jump into the top three:
Never Work Harder Than Your Students by Robyn R. Jackson
Summer Ball by Mike Lupica
I read the article “Going the Distance” by Chris Ballard in Sports Illustrated last night. It almost made me cry while inspiring me to dust off my running shoes.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown was the bedtime story for Thomas last night.