🛡️ Restraint School

Examinations of institutional practices involving physical or behavioral restraint, raising urgent questions about safety, dignity, and the treatment of vulnerable populations.

Better Than Carrots or Sticks

by Dominique Smith • 2015

Punishment doesn't teach. Repair does. A classroom discipline framework that works at every level.

3.92

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏫 Classroom Management 🤝 Positive Discipline 🌱 School Culture 🧠 Social Emotional Learning

Better Than Carrots or Sticks 87%

Punishment doesn't teach. Repair does. A classroom discipline framework that works at every level.

by Dominique Smith 2015

3.92

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏫 Classroom Management 🤝 Positive Discipline 🌱 School Culture 🧠 Social Emotional Learning

When the Adults Change, Everything Changes

by Paul Dix • 2017

Turn your school's behavior culture around by changing adult responses, not punishing kids harder.

4.28

3k+

🧩 Behavior Management 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 Restorative Practices 🧠 Trauma-Informed Schools 🌟 Positive Discipline

When the Adults Change, Everything Changes Summary

When the Adults Change, Everything Changes 86%

Turn your school's behavior culture around by changing adult responses, not punishing kids harder.

by Paul Dix 2017

4.28

3k+ ratings

🧩 Behavior Management 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 Restorative Practices 🧠 Trauma-Informed Schools 🌟 Positive Discipline

Troublemakers

by Carla Shalaby • 2017

Disruptive kids are the classroom's alarm system. Silencing them only makes the air more toxic.

4.23

3k+

🚸 Classroom Discipline 🌱 Progressive Education 🧒 Early Childhood Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 🕊️ Restorative Justice In Schools

Troublemakers 86%

Disruptive kids are the classroom's alarm system. Silencing them only makes the air more toxic.

by Carla Shalaby 2017

4.23

3k+ ratings

🚸 Classroom Discipline 🌱 Progressive Education 🧒 Early Childhood Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 🕊️ Restorative Justice In Schools

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition

by John Taylor Gatto • 2002

An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.

4.14

12k+

🌱 Alternative Education 🏫 Compulsory Schooling 📝 Hidden Curriculum 🧒 Unschooling 🏭 Factory Schooling

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition 86%

An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.

by John Taylor Gatto 2002

4.14

12k+ ratings

🌱 Alternative Education 🏫 Compulsory Schooling 📝 Hidden Curriculum 🧒 Unschooling 🏭 Factory Schooling

The Quality School

by William Glasser • 1998

A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.

3.83

426

🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 School Reform 🤝 Non-Coercive Education 📊 Quality Management

The Quality School 86%

A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.

by William Glasser 1998

3.83

426 ratings

🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🏫 Classroom Management 🔄 School Reform 🤝 Non-Coercive Education 📊 Quality Management

Running the Room

by Tom Bennett • 2020

Stop reacting to disruption. Build a classroom where behavior is taught, not just demanded.

4.22

873

🏫 Classroom Management 🛡️ Proactive Discipline 📖 Explicit Instruction 🔁 Classroom Routines 🌍 School Culture

Running the Room 86%

Stop reacting to disruption. Build a classroom where behavior is taught, not just demanded.

by Tom Bennett 2020

4.22

873 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🛡️ Proactive Discipline 📖 Explicit Instruction 🔁 Classroom Routines 🌍 School Culture

Weapons of Mass Instruction

by John Taylor Gatto • 2008

A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.

4.23

4k+

🏫 Compulsory Schooling 🌱 Alternative Education 🏠 Unschooling 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Institutional Critique

Weapons of Mass Instruction 86%

A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.

by John Taylor Gatto 2008

4.23

4k+ ratings

🏫 Compulsory Schooling 🌱 Alternative Education 🏠 Unschooling 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🏛️ Institutional Critique

The Art of Vulture Investing

by George Schultze • 2012

Bullies respond least to punishment. A guide to interventions that actually change behavior.

3.83

🏫 School Bullying ❤️‍🩹 Restorative Justice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🌱 Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Empathy Building

The Art of Vulture Investing 86%

Bullies respond least to punishment. A guide to interventions that actually change behavior.

by George Schultze 2012

3.83

64 ratings

🏫 School Bullying ❤️‍🩹 Restorative Justice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🌱 Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Empathy Building

Just Another Kid

by Torey L. Hayden • 1988

271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.

4.24

6k+

🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🤐 Selective Mutism 🍷 Family Alcoholism ✏️ Classroom Memoirs

Just Another Kid 86%

271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.

by Torey L. Hayden 1988

4.24

6k+ ratings

🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🤐 Selective Mutism 🍷 Family Alcoholism ✏️ Classroom Memoirs

Teach Your Own

by John C. Holt • 1981

Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.

4.09

2k+

🏡 Homeschooling 🌿 Unschooling 👪 Parental Rights ⚖️ Compulsory Schooling 🧒 Child-Led Learning

Teach Your Own 86%

Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.

by John C. Holt 1981

4.09

2k+ ratings

🏡 Homeschooling 🌿 Unschooling 👪 Parental Rights ⚖️ Compulsory Schooling 🧒 Child-Led Learning

Tools for Teaching

by Fredric H. Jones • 2000

The discipline system that prevents problems instead of punishing: proximity, layout, incentives.

4.12

958

🎓 Classroom Management 🆕 New Teachers 📋 Classroom Routines 🧠 Behaviorism 🔥 Student Motivation

Tools for Teaching 86%

The discipline system that prevents problems instead of punishing: proximity, layout, incentives.

by Fredric H. Jones 2000

4.12

958 ratings

🎓 Classroom Management 🆕 New Teachers 📋 Classroom Routines 🧠 Behaviorism 🔥 Student Motivation

The Essential 55

by Ron Clark • 2003

How 55 non-negotiable rules build character, empathy, and a classroom culture of excellence.

3.92

6k+

🏫 Classroom Management 🧑‍🏫 Character Education 📈 High Expectations 🍽️ Etiquette And Manners 🚫 No Excuses Education

The Essential 55 86%

How 55 non-negotiable rules build character, empathy, and a classroom culture of excellence.

by Ron Clark 2003

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🧑‍🏫 Character Education 📈 High Expectations 🍽️ Etiquette And Manners 🚫 No Excuses Education

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4

by Syougo Kinugasa • 2016

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

4.28

3k+

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero 💔 Bullying Survivor 🔄 Shifting Loyalties

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 Summary

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 85%

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2016

4.28

3k+ ratings

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero 💔 Bullying Survivor 🔄 Shifting Loyalties

After The Adults Change

by Paul Dix • 2021

The behavior secret schools overlook: change the adults first, and the students follow.

4.28

174

🧩 Behavior Management 🏫 School Leadership 🔄 Restorative Practices 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🌱 Classroom Culture

After The Adults Change 85%

The behavior secret schools overlook: change the adults first, and the students follow.

by Paul Dix 2021

4.28

174 ratings

🧩 Behavior Management 🏫 School Leadership 🔄 Restorative Practices 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🌱 Classroom Culture

The Boy Who Could Change the World

by Aaron Swartz • 2015

Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.

4.21

477

🏠 Unschooling 🏛️ Deschooling 🕵️ Hidden Curriculum 📝 Standardized Testing 🔍 Institutional Critique

The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary

The Boy Who Could Change the World 85%

Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.

by Aaron Swartz 2015

4.21

477 ratings

🏠 Unschooling 🏛️ Deschooling 🕵️ Hidden Curriculum 📝 Standardized Testing 🔍 Institutional Critique

Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards

by Marvin Marshall • 2001

Drop punishments and rewards both: a discipline approach that builds responsibility from within.

4.10

182

🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Student Empowerment 📋 Behavior Management 🤱 Gentle Parenting

Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards Summary

Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards 85%

Drop punishments and rewards both: a discipline approach that builds responsibility from within.

by Marvin Marshall 2001

4.10

182 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌟 Student Empowerment 📋 Behavior Management 🤱 Gentle Parenting

Motivating Students Who Don't Care

by Allen N. Mendler • 2000

Reconnect with disengaged students using a daily two-minute practice and a smarter way to praise.

3.50

235

🏫 Classroom Management 🎯 Student Motivation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Teacher-Student Bonds 🗳️ Student Autonomy

Motivating Students Who Don't Care Summary

Motivating Students Who Don't Care 85%

Reconnect with disengaged students using a daily two-minute practice and a smarter way to praise.

by Allen N. Mendler 2000

3.50

235 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🎯 Student Motivation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Teacher-Student Bonds 🗳️ Student Autonomy

Culturize

by Jimmy Casas • 2017

The janitor shapes school culture as much as the principal. This is the playbook for both.

3.84

2k+

🏫 School Culture 🛡️ Student Advocacy 🤝 Student Relationships ⚖️ Educational Equity 🌱 Growth Mindset

Culturize 85%

The janitor shapes school culture as much as the principal. This is the playbook for both.

by Jimmy Casas 2017

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏫 School Culture 🛡️ Student Advocacy 🤝 Student Relationships ⚖️ Educational Equity 🌱 Growth Mindset

Catherine House

by Elisabeth Thomas • 2020

At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.

3.11

29k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Cult-Like School 🏚️ Isolated Institution ⏳ Slow-Burn Dread 🪤 Claustrophobic

Catherine House 85%

At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.

by Elisabeth Thomas 2020

3.11

29k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🕯️ Cult-Like School 🏚️ Isolated Institution ⏳ Slow-Burn Dread 🪤 Claustrophobic

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation

by Sue Cowley • 2018

Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.

4.06

📐 Differentiation 🤝 Inclusive Education 📝 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Scaffolding 👥 Flexible Grouping

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation 85%

Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.

by Sue Cowley 2018

4.06

33 ratings

📐 Differentiation 🤝 Inclusive Education 📝 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Scaffolding 👥 Flexible Grouping

1-2-3 Magic

by Thomas W. Phelan • 1995

A method so simple you can start tomorrow: count to three, stay silent, and mean it.

3.88

11k+

🧒 Child Discipline 📋 Behavior Management 🧘 Calm Parenting ⏱️ Time-Outs 💬 Family Communication

1-2-3 Magic 85%

A method so simple you can start tomorrow: count to three, stay silent, and mean it.

by Thomas W. Phelan 1995

3.88

11k+ ratings

🧒 Child Discipline 📋 Behavior Management 🧘 Calm Parenting ⏱️ Time-Outs 💬 Family Communication

Educational Courage

by Mara Sapon-Shevin • 2012

Public schools gutted by testing and privatization: a refusal playbook for teachers and parents.

3.84

📚 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing ✊ Teacher Resistance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent Organizing 📋 Authentic Assessment

Educational Courage 85%

Public schools gutted by testing and privatization: a refusal playbook for teachers and parents.

by Mara Sapon-Shevin 2012

3.84

19 ratings

📚 Public Education 📝 Standardized Testing ✊ Teacher Resistance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent Organizing 📋 Authentic Assessment

Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy

by Sarah Diem • 2020

School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.

4.53

🏛️ Education Policy 🏫 Educational Leadership ✊ Anti-Racist Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 📚 Critical Race Theory

Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy Summary

Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy 85%

School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.

by Sarah Diem 2020

4.53

15 ratings

🏛️ Education Policy 🏫 Educational Leadership ✊ Anti-Racist Education ⛓️ School To Prison Pipeline 📚 Critical Race Theory

Somebody Else's Kids

by Torey L. Hayden • 1981

Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.

4.28

7k+

🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching 🍎 Memoirs By Teachers 🧩 Autism In Children

Somebody Else's Kids 85%

Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.

by Torey L. Hayden 1981

4.28

7k+ ratings

🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching 🍎 Memoirs By Teachers 🧩 Autism In Children

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1

by Syougo Kinugasa • 2015

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

4.11

5k+

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy 📚 Academic Thriller 🧠 Hidden Genius

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 85%

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2015

4.11

5k+ ratings

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy 📚 Academic Thriller 🧠 Hidden Genius

Discipline with Dignity

by Richard L. Curwin • 2018

Why punishing students backfires, and how to build a classroom on responsibility instead.

3.86

197

🏫 Classroom Management 📏 School Discipline Reform 🤝 Restorative Practices 🧠 Behavior As Communication 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching

Discipline with Dignity 85%

Why punishing students backfires, and how to build a classroom on responsibility instead.

by Richard L. Curwin 2018

3.86

197 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 📏 School Discipline Reform 🤝 Restorative Practices 🧠 Behavior As Communication 🩹 Trauma-Informed Teaching

The Students are Watching

by Theodore R. Sizer • 1999

The way a school runs teaches morality more powerfully than any lesson. Kids notice everything.

3.53

277

🧱 Educational Philosophy 🧭 Moral Development ⚖️ Character Education ✊ Progressive Education 🪞 Role Modeling

The Students are Watching 85%

The way a school runs teaches morality more powerfully than any lesson. Kids notice everything.

by Theodore R. Sizer 1999

3.53

277 ratings

🧱 Educational Philosophy 🧭 Moral Development ⚖️ Character Education ✊ Progressive Education 🪞 Role Modeling

Coercion and Its Fallout

by Murray Sidman • 1989

Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.

4.44

124

🧠 Behavior Analysis 👥 Social Control ➕ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Modification 🏫 Classroom Management

Coercion and Its Fallout 85%

Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.

by Murray Sidman 1989

4.44

124 ratings

🧠 Behavior Analysis 👥 Social Control ➕ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Modification 🏫 Classroom Management

Please Stop Laughing at Us...

by Jodee Blanco • 2008

Traditional punishment fails bullies. A survivor's guide to what heals the scars and stops torment.

3.87

234

🚸 School Bullying 📖 Survivor Memoir 🫂 Compassionate Discipline 🌱 Trauma Healing ✋ Anti-Bullying

Please Stop Laughing at Us... 85%

Traditional punishment fails bullies. A survivor's guide to what heals the scars and stops torment.

by Jodee Blanco 2008

3.87

234 ratings

🚸 School Bullying 📖 Survivor Memoir 🫂 Compassionate Discipline 🌱 Trauma Healing ✋ Anti-Bullying

The Secret Teacher

by Anonymous • 2018

Reading aloud was his rebellion. An anonymous teacher tells the truth about the classroom.

3.72

1k+

🏙️ Urban Schools 🇬🇧 Uk Education System 🍎 Classroom Memoir 😮‍💨 Teacher Burnout 📊 Standardized Testing

The Secret Teacher 85%

Reading aloud was his rebellion. An anonymous teacher tells the truth about the classroom.

by Anonymous 2018

3.72

1k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Schools 🇬🇧 Uk Education System 🍎 Classroom Memoir 😮‍💨 Teacher Burnout 📊 Standardized Testing

Grading Smarter, Not Harder

by Myron Dueck • 2014

Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.

3.81

415

🔧 Assessment Design 🧭 Grading Reform 📊 Standards-Based Grading 🔄 Formative Assessment 🗺️ Unit Planning

Grading Smarter, Not Harder 85%

Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.

by Myron Dueck 2014

3.81

415 ratings

🔧 Assessment Design 🧭 Grading Reform 📊 Standards-Based Grading 🔄 Formative Assessment 🗺️ Unit Planning

Bullied

by Carrie Goldman • 2012

Zero-tolerance doesn't stop bullying. Bystanders, gender norms, and repairing harm do.

3.88

201

🛡️ Bullying Prevention 👀 Bystander Intervention 💻 Cyberbullying 🧠 Social Emotional Learning 🕊️ Restorative Justice

Bullied 85%

Zero-tolerance doesn't stop bullying. Bystanders, gender norms, and repairing harm do.

by Carrie Goldman 2012

3.88

201 ratings

🛡️ Bullying Prevention 👀 Bystander Intervention 💻 Cyberbullying 🧠 Social Emotional Learning 🕊️ Restorative Justice

Boundaries with Kids

by Henry Cloud • 2001

The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.

4.31

5k+

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🚧 Behavior Boundaries ⚖️ Natural Consequences 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Boundaries with Kids 85%

The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.

by Henry Cloud 2001

4.31

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🚧 Behavior Boundaries ⚖️ Natural Consequences 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Billionaire Boy

by David Walliams • 2010

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

4.12

20k+

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor 🎒 New Kid In School 👨‍👦 Father And Son

Billionaire Boy 85%

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

by David Walliams 2010

4.12

20k+ ratings

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor 🎒 New Kid In School 👨‍👦 Father And Son

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child

by Robert J. Mac Kenzie • 2001

Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.

4.17

3k+

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧒 Child Discipline 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚖️ Logical Consequences 🥊 Power Struggles

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child Summary

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child 85%

Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.

by Robert J. Mac Kenzie 2001

4.17

3k+ ratings

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧒 Child Discipline 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚖️ Logical Consequences 🥊 Power Struggles

Hacking Classroom Management

by Mike Roberts • 2017

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

3.95

272

🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

Hacking Classroom Management 85%

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

by Mike Roberts 2017

3.95

272 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

Montessori Madness!

by Trevor Eissler • 2009

Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.

3.87

376

🏫 Alternative Education 🧒 Child Development 👶 Early Childhood Education 📚 Progressive Education 🌱 Self-Directed Learning

Montessori Madness! 85%

Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.

by Trevor Eissler 2009

3.87

376 ratings

🏫 Alternative Education 🧒 Child Development 👶 Early Childhood Education 📚 Progressive Education 🌱 Self-Directed Learning

None of the Above

by Shani Robinson • 2019

An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.

3.94

190

🏫 Public Education 📝 High-Stakes Testing ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline 🔒 Mass Incarceration 💼 Corporate Education Reform

None of the Above 85%

An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.

by Shani Robinson 2019

3.94

190 ratings

🏫 Public Education 📝 High-Stakes Testing ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline 🔒 Mass Incarceration 💼 Corporate Education Reform

Motivating Students Who Don't Care

by Allen N. Mendler • 2021

What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.

3.62

159

🛑 Disengaged Students 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Student Agency 💬 Relational Teaching 🎨 Creative Teaching

Motivating Students Who Don't Care 85%

What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.

by Allen N. Mendler 2021

3.62

159 ratings

🛑 Disengaged Students 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Student Agency 💬 Relational Teaching 🎨 Creative Teaching

Canaries Among Us

by Kayla Taylor • 2022

Her neurodivergent daughter was bullied. The school blamed her. A mother's fight for the truth.

4.26

227

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎒 School Bullying 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🧸 Child Mental Health 📚 Trauma-Informed Education

Canaries Among Us 85%

Her neurodivergent daughter was bullied. The school blamed her. A mother's fight for the truth.

by Kayla Taylor 2022

4.26

227 ratings

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎒 School Bullying 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🧸 Child Mental Health 📚 Trauma-Informed Education

Accountable

by Dashka Slater • 2023

A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.

4.23

6k+

⚖️ Restorative Justice 😳 Public Shaming 💻 Online Hate 🎙️ Multiple Perspectives 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Accountable 85%

A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.

by Dashka Slater 2023

4.23

6k+ ratings

⚖️ Restorative Justice 😳 Public Shaming 💻 Online Hate 🎙️ Multiple Perspectives 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Unteachables

by Gordon Korman • 2019

A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.

4.34

20k+

🏫 Satirical School Story 👾 Misfit Class 🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc 🤝 Found Family 🚨 Classroom Chaos

The Unteachables 85%

A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.

by Gordon Korman 2019

4.34

20k+ ratings

🏫 Satirical School Story 👾 Misfit Class 🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc 🤝 Found Family 🚨 Classroom Chaos

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?

by Yong Zhao • 2014

China's schools ace tests and kill creativity. Western reformers now race to import the same trade.

3.94

203

📚 Education Systems 📝 Standardized Testing 🌍 Comparative Education 📜 Confucian Education 💡 Creativity Deficit

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Summary

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? 85%

China's schools ace tests and kill creativity. Western reformers now race to import the same trade.

by Yong Zhao 2014

3.94

203 ratings

📚 Education Systems 📝 Standardized Testing 🌍 Comparative Education 📜 Confucian Education 💡 Creativity Deficit

The Dead House

by Dawn Kurtagich • 2015

One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.

3.67

8k+

🏫 Gothic Boarding School 📹 Found Footage Horror 👥 Two Souls One Body 👹 Possession And Exorcism 🤐 Unreliable Narrator

The Dead House 85%

One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.

by Dawn Kurtagich 2015

3.67

8k+ ratings

🏫 Gothic Boarding School 📹 Found Footage Horror 👥 Two Souls One Body 👹 Possession And Exorcism 🤐 Unreliable Narrator

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates • 2002

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

3.32

6k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl 85%

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

by Joyce Carol Oates 2002

3.32

6k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)

by Peter M. Senge • 2011

A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.

4.08

395

🔄 Systems Thinking 🏫 Learning Organizations 📚 School Reform 🔍 Reflective Teaching 🤝 Collaborative Learning

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised) Summary

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised) 85%

A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.

by Peter M. Senge 2011

4.08

395 ratings

🔄 Systems Thinking 🏫 Learning Organizations 📚 School Reform 🔍 Reflective Teaching 🤝 Collaborative Learning

Cruel King

by Rina Kent • 2019

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

3.89

103k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

Cruel King 85%

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

by Rina Kent 2019

3.89

103k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

Teach Like a Champion 2.0

by Doug Lemov • 2014

Great teaching isn't instinct: it's sixty-two trainable moves, and here they are.

4.15

2k+

🏫 Classroom Management 📋 Lesson Planning 🙋 Student Engagement ✅ Formative Assessment 💪 Academic Rigor

Teach Like a Champion 2.0 85%

Great teaching isn't instinct: it's sixty-two trainable moves, and here they are.

by Doug Lemov 2014

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 📋 Lesson Planning 🙋 Student Engagement ✅ Formative Assessment 💪 Academic Rigor

One Nation Under Therapy

by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

3.60

376

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

One Nation Under Therapy 85%

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005

3.60

376 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

Stand Before Your God

by Paul Watkins • 1994

Seven years old, American, alone in an English boarding school where names cut deeper than fists.

4.04

343

🏫 Boarding School Stories 🇺🇸 American In England 🎓 Elite Education 🦋 Loss Of Innocence 💔 School Bullying

Stand Before Your God 85%

Seven years old, American, alone in an English boarding school where names cut deeper than fists.

by Paul Watkins 1994

4.04

343 ratings

🏫 Boarding School Stories 🇺🇸 American In England 🎓 Elite Education 🦋 Loss Of Innocence 💔 School Bullying

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