Summer
is a great time to catch up on reading—both personal and professional. My
favorite personal read in the last couple of months is Yes, Chef, a
memoir by renowned chef, Marcus Samuelsson. I like his narrative voice; he has
a way of putting you in the scene without any convoluted description or flowery
language. It’s hard to put down the book, as you travel along his international
path to culinary renown. I like most books that pertain to food, but he also
includes personal details in such an open, simple way—you feel the raw human
emotions he experienced in pursuit of his dream.
Professionally,
I have picked up and put down Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800
Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. The Times Educational Supplement
exclaims that this book, "...reveals teaching's Holy Grail." The
author, John Hattie, has pulled together an enormous amount of research from
experts around the world. I don't think that I could digest this book during
the school year, but it is the perfect "pick-up, put-down" book during the
summer. I find myself referencing it while researching various projects for
curriculum directors and school administrators.
Happy
reading!
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