A selection of thought- provoking books
Baumeister, Roy and Tierney, John (2012) Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength (New York: Penguin) Benn, Melissa (2012) School Wars: The Battle for Britain’s Education (London: Verso Books) Claxton Guy (2008) What’s the point of school? Rediscovering the Heart of Education (Oxford: Oneworld Publications) Claxton, Guy and Lucas, Bill (2015) Educating Ruby (Crown House Publishing Limited) Dr Dweck, Carol (2006) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (New York Random House) Dr Dweck, Carol (2012) Mindset: How Can You Fulfil Your Potential? (New York Random House) Gardener, Howard (2009) Five Minds for the Future (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press) Gatto, John Taylor (2002) Dumbing Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers) Gerver, Richard (2010) Creating Tomorrow’s School Today: Education- Our Children- Their Futures (London: Continum) Kaufman, Scott Barry (2013) Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined (New York: Basic Books) Lucas, Bill (2006) Happy Families: How to Make One, How to Keep One (Harlow: BBC Active) Lucas, Bill Claxton, Guy and Spencer, Ellen (2013) Expansive Education: Teaching Learners for the Real World (Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research) Palmer, Sue (2007) Toxic Childhood: How the Modern World Is Damaging Our Children and What We Can Do About It (London: Orion) Perkins, David (2010) Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education (San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass) Ricci, Mary Cay (2013) Mindsets in the Classroom. Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools (Prufrock Press Inc.) Robinson, Ken and Aronica Lou (2010) The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (London: Penguin) Rosen, Michael. (2014) Good Ideas. How To Be Your Child’s (and Your Own) Best Teacher (London: John Murray Publishers) Simister, C.J (2009) The Bright Stuff: Playful Ways to Nurture Your Child’s Extraordinary Mind (Harlow: Pearson Education) Tough, Paul. (2014) How Children Succeed: Confidence, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character (London: Arrows Books)