Meriwether Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Just got this book recently and love it. It is a living math book for older kids. (Middle and early High School.) I've heard it is good. I wanted to read it this summer to see when I should give it to my oldest to read. Have any of your kids used it? Oh, and your booklist is going to cost me money. :toetap05: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 The Rafe Esquith books on this thread reminded me of a teaching book I have thoroughly enjoyed but never actually bought; so I just treated myself to a used copy and will be reading it this summer ... The Elements of Teaching and thinking about developing spirits Dynamics of Faith for my intellectual preparation: by Jared Diamond: Guns, Germs & Steel Collapse The World Until Yesterday (I think I'll read it -- I've only skimmed it, and found it to be much less tightly argued than his other work. He wanders too far afield. There is a critical comment about using images of young people in advertising soda, even though old folks drink it too, that falls apart if you understand advertising or art history or economics. but I think it's worth reading and will bug me less than CP ;) ) Steven Pinker. Note to all: he's worth reading IMHO but he is very critical of most religiosity. Blank Slate The Decline of Violence Charles Mann: 1491 1493 and just bought myself, for mother's day, Lancelot Hogben's "The Wonderful World of Mathematics" to read over the summer and teach from next year. A shout-out to livingmath.net, where I found the reference for this. and RE Climbing Parnassus ... I have this little hope that one of y'all, at least, also found that it drove you bonkers. sigh. Even the 2nd part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 WTM (my library has 1st edition!) No More "I'm Done!" (how to teach writing with the writers' workshop model) SWB's Ancient World and Medieval World AoPS pre-algebra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoterry Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Well, now I have a list. So many of these books sound good! Good thing I can read quickly.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 for my intellectual preparation: by Jared Diamond: Guns, Germs & Steel Collapse ... I'm going through some Jared Diamond this summer, too! I'm within pages of finishing Guns, Germs & Steel (I am loving it, although I've found that the latter half wasn't as compelling as the first.) Collapse is probably the next Diamond book I'll tackle. Frantically writing down other titles from this thread ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 TWTM (3rd Ed. again, 1st Ed. first time thru) The Liping Ma book on mathematics Learning Teaching by Scrivener (I'm training to be an ESL teacher) Simplicity Parenting (like PP I started, skimmed, want to go back) How To Tutor How To Read A Book (again) Strong-willed Child Or Dreamer? Smart Kids With Learning Difficulties Edited with most of my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewdropfairy Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 TWTM Why Don't Students Like School and a re-read of The Great Gatsby because I want to see how badly Baz Luhrmann screws it up. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Everything about Montessori offline and online that I can find, as well as reorganizing my home (again) and taking my external drive to the printer and throwing money at them for color prints and laminating stuff and making DIY materials till my fingers bleed more than likely. I'm also reading The Uses of Enchantment. That will likely be most of my summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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