Picking a Major

 It  made me laugh. It's http://xkcd.com/863/. They say that as long as I reference them, I can print this.

Reading about Education

I thought I'd do my best to remember the books that I've read or are about to read about education...

Geoffrey Canada
Whatever It Takes (this is about him, not by him)
Fist Stick Knife Gun

K12
So Much Reform, So Little Progress by Charles Payne
The Bee Eater, Michelle Rhea by Richard Whitmore
Disrupting Class by Clay Christensen
Taking Science to School by Richard Duschl


Personal Experiences
(Internet Entrepreneur who taught one course for a semester..can't remember the book.. interesting but nothing profound)
Teaching Hope by Freedom Writers & Erin Gruwell (not yet read)
Teacher Man by Frank McCourt

Higher Ed
In the Basement of the Ivory Tower by Professor X (not yet read)
Crazy U by Andrew Ferguson
Better than College by Blake Boles.  This is a big idea.
Admission   by Jean Hanff Korelitz 

Learn about Education with me

I'm increasingly interested in understanding education:  what it is, what it could be, and what it should be.I'm sure that our youth and adults and society are not being well-served by our educational industry.  It is poorly understood, has outdated ideas and methods, and is self-serving and stagnant.

This blog is part of my research and idea development in this area.  Welcome aboard.