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elie's review
2.0
This book suffers from being repetitive and vague. There are some (a few) concrete lessons, suggestions, and worksheets, but this book is largely lacking in usable material. Many of the advice and worksheets are geared towards elementary school where the teacher can easily have a file on each student and assess each in-depth. Sorry, I have over 100 students at any given time. Not gonna happen.
As a teacher using AVID strategies, which has a focus on inquiry, discussion, and reflection, I didn't find much help in this book. I sticky-noted about 4 pages of worksheets that I would use in conjunction with AVID curriculum while doing discussion activities such as Philosophical Chairs or Socratic Seminar. So it wasn't totally useless.
In brief, grab some AVID curriculum if you have access to it. Otherwise, google the two strategies listed above. I would recommend this book to teachers who never let their students discuss anything ever and have never thought about the benefits of discussion.
As a teacher using AVID strategies, which has a focus on inquiry, discussion, and reflection, I didn't find much help in this book. I sticky-noted about 4 pages of worksheets that I would use in conjunction with AVID curriculum while doing discussion activities such as Philosophical Chairs or Socratic Seminar. So it wasn't totally useless.
In brief, grab some AVID curriculum if you have access to it. Otherwise, google the two strategies listed above. I would recommend this book to teachers who never let their students discuss anything ever and have never thought about the benefits of discussion.