All Hands On Deck – Culture Trumps Strategy – Joe Thy

August 10th, 2010

This book by Joe Tye uses a fictional format to explain why organizational culture is so important and how you can get the people you lead to help you create the kind of culture you want. My summary deals with the key concepts, but you need the book to access the compelling story and valuable […]

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How to Tell Liars From Statisticians Robert Hooke

July 27th, 2010

Although this book by Robert Hooke was written in 1983, it is still applicable today. It can help you avoid being persuaded against your will if you only look at the numbers spouted by the data pushers with a critical eye. This book and my summary were written for people who don’t especially like numbers, […]

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How to stop a bully

July 23rd, 2010

The July 23, 2010 op-ed page in the New York Times offers an article from two professors at Williams College in Massachusetts (Engel and Sandstrom). They cite a new state law and the fact that many other states are taking similar measures. Their research finds that in order to combat bullying, schools need to make […]

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Readicide – How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Kelly Gallagher

June 8th, 2010
Readicide

Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Kelly Gallagher (©2009, Stenhouse Publishers: Portland, ME) explains how most schools teach reading in a way that kills most students love or reading. It also gives advice on how to fix the problem. Educators at the middle school and elementary levels along with parents should read this.

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What the Internet does to your brain – Nicholas Carr

June 4th, 2010

The June 2010 Issue of Wired Magazine brings us a review of a new book by Nicholas Carr titled The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. It should be out some time in June 2010 from W. W. Norton and Company. The message I get is that we should balance the time […]

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