Important Books On Education

The list of books written on subjects related to education is, of course, rather large.  Our list here is a much shorter one dedicated to those books deemed most relevant to our current events.  Some represent solid foundational theory, some are timely to modern concerns.

  • Bennett, Sara, and Nancy Kalish.  The Case Against Homework
  • Cooper, Harris.  The Battle Over Homework.
  • Elkind, David.  Miseducation.
  • Erikson, Erik.  Childhood And Society.
  • Gardner, Howard.  Frames of Mind.  The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
  • Goleman, Daniel.  Emotional Intelligence.
  • Goodman, Ken. What's Whole in Whole Language.
  • Hebert, Elizabeth.  The Power of Portfolios.
  • Holdaway, Don.  The Foundations Of Literacy.
  • Kohn, Alfie.  Punished By Rewards.
  • Kohn, Alfie.  What To Look For In A Classroom.
  • Kralovec, Etta and John Buell. The End of Homework.
  • Levine, Mel.  A Mind At A Time.
  • Levine, Mel.  The Myth of Laziness.
  • Lightfoot, Sara Lawrence.  The Essential Conversation.
  • McNeil, Linda.  Contradictions of School Reform.
  • Montessori, Maria.  The Montessori Method.
  • Robbins, Alexandra.  The Overachievers.
  • Sacks, Peter. Standardized Minds.
  • Wood, Chip.  Yardsticks.

 

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