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  • Why Don't Students Like School? (2nd Edition)

  • A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
  • By: Daniel T. Willingham
  • Narrated by: Jim Seybert
  • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (59 ratings)

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Why Don't Students Like School? (2nd Edition)

By: Daniel T. Willingham
Narrated by: Jim Seybert
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Why Don't Students Like School? (2nd Edition) features 25 percent updated material while still honoring the classic, beloved approaches of the original. The book draws its themes from the most frequently asked questions in his "Ask the Cognitive Scientist" column in the American Educator, such as - How can I teach students the skills they need when standardized testing just requires facts? Why do students remembers everything on TV but forget everything I say? How should I adjust my teaching for different learning styles?

The second edition will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn and reveals the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. This edition will be a valuable resource for both veteran and novice teachers, teachers-in-training, and for the principals, administrators, and staff development professionals who work with them.

©2021 Daniel T. Willingham (P)2021 Tantor
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Love!

Great information about learning and the brain, presented in a relevant format- especially for those who work in academia.

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Great book bad audio

Maybe it was my app. The book is the single best book in education. The narration was great. My audio stunk.

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Learning every minute

New and seasoned teachers, or anyone interested in children’s experience of school or their own learning process will be impressed.

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not great for audiobook

In multiple places in the book, the author refers to images that are in the physical book that listeners can't see. I really wish I had known that.
Overall, it was ok. I didn't feel like I got much out of it.

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