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1.		Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen Manufacturer: Touchstone	List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $9.08 You Save: $ 6.92 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: More boring than history Content: The author states that history is taught in a boring way. This book is worse than a boring history book. I like the idea of finding out the complete truth of undisclosed facts, like Helen Keller was a communist, but his constant harrang of school book writers ... → Click here to read more reviews.

2.		Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton Christensen Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill	List Price: $32.95 Our Price: $17.67 You Save: $ 15.28 (46%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Applying Business Concepts for Innovation to the Field of Education Content: Clayton Christensen has gained fame in researching how disruptive technologies are best brought to market in the world of business. He applies the results of this research to hypothesize how education methods uniquely tailored to each student through the use ... → Click here to read more reviews.

3.		The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press	List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $8.53 You Save: $ 6.42 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Very Informative Content: Jonathan Kozol's book "Shame of the Nation" is a great book to learn about the apartheid that is happening in our school systems and to learn about the separation of funding for our schools. He feels that the school system in the United States needs to become ... → Click here to read more reviews.

4.		The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need--And What We Can Do About It by Tony Wagner Manufacturer: Basic Books	List Price: $26.95 Our Price: $15.78 You Save: $ 11.17 (41%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A good read for teachers Content: This book engrosses the problems our schools face, from the overpopulating classrooms to the limited flexibility of our educators. This book is a must read for all concerned and especially for the law makers we put in congress. Todays educators are faced with ... → Click here to read more reviews.

5.		A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster	List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $5.38 You Save: $ 9.62 (64%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Mel Levine opened my eyes and my heart Content: I've read the professional reviews and they are interesting, but as a parent they are glossy and shiny but don't ring with the truth I found in this book. The first time I read a Mel Levine book I cried. Because finally someone understood just what my child ... → Click here to read more reviews.

6.		Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay Manufacturer: Love & Logic Press	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $11.58 You Save: $ 6.37 (35%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Should be On Every Teacher's Bookshelf Content: As a teacher this is my bible- meant it to be 5 stars...A fabulous resource for classroom management. It teaches teachers how to set boundaries in a loving and logical way. Children learn to take responsibility for their behavior in this kind of environment.Children ... → Click here to read more reviews.

7.		Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray Manufacturer: Crown Forum	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $14.21 You Save: $ 10.74 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Covers The Basics Well Content: The amount of misrepresentation of Murray's views is staggering. People call him an elitist; yet the bulk of the book is devoted to showing how the current education system hurts the less gifted from all angles--especially financially--and detailing how it ... → Click here to read more reviews.

8.		Teaching Tips Eleventh Edition by Wilbert James McKeachie Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company	List Price: Our Price: $19.95 You Save: $ (%) Prices subject to change
Summary: highly recommended for all phd students Content: You could stumble into each class paying as much attention as possible, trying very hard to understand how to become a better teacher, reflecting after class upon what you did well and what you did not do well ... or you could read McKeachie's book and take ... → Click here to read more reviews.

9.		Your Child's Strengths: Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them by Jenifer Fox Manufacturer: Tantor Media	List Price: $34.99 Our Price: $19.66 You Save: $ 15.33 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: The Pros outweigh the cons! Content: Concerned this book would be another book that would encourage me to ignore my child's weakness, I went to ParentsDigest and downloaded the summary instead. I'm a realist, and don't buy into the idea of pretending my child is perfect in order to feel better ... → Click here to read more reviews.

10.		Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, Updated Edition by Lisa Delpit Manufacturer: New Press	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $10.99 You Save: $ 6.96 (39%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Cultural Awareness Content: Delpit clearly defines and details, in narrative form, the differences in teaching students of color, especially the differences between students who are either middle-class Whites or African-Americans. Delpit considers the ethnic identities and linguistics ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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