Adventures in Teaching and Learning

Another Teachers’ TV link. A number of Great Books relating to education were put on the Teachers’ TV website for people to comment on and vote for. Selena Scott presents a programme featuring the countdown to the top ten books. I’ve not had a chance to watch it yet – after all, I’ve just discovered it just before midnight! – but it seems that the ten books I’ve listed below are the top ten. I have to confess I have only read four of these books (1, 2, 4 & 6) but have also found resumees of Vygotsky helpful (particularly when writing literature reviews!).

1. Title: To Kill a Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee

2. Title: The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time
Author: Mark Haddon

3. Title: How Children Fail
Author: John Holt

4. Title: Getting the Buggers to Behave
Author: Sue Cowley

5. Title: Children’s Minds
Author: Margaret Donaldson

6. Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Author: J K Rowling

7. Title: Hard Times
Author: Charles Dickens

8. Title: Thought & Language
Author: Lev Vygotsky

9. Title: Summerhill
Author: A S Neill

10. Title: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Author: Paulo Freire

How many of these books have you read? Which other “educational” books have you found inspirational? Which ones have motivated you in your teaching?

One of my favourites is The Teacher’s Toolkit by Paul Ginnis. Loads of great ideas.

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