{"product_id":"fires-in-the-mind-what-kids-can-tell-us-about-motivation-and-mastery-paperback","title":"Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Cushman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThe Students of What Kids Can Do\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeens talk to adults about how they develop motivation and mastery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students' ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreaks new ground by bringing youth voices to a timely topic-motivation and mastery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes worksheets, tips, and discussion guides that help put the book's ideas into practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthor has 18 previous books on adolescent learning and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Educational Leadership, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Educator\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFires in the Bathroom\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the next-step book that pushes the conversation to next level, as teenagers tackle the pressing challenges of motivation and mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFires in the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a refreshing book! Rather than asking the timeworn question 'How can we motivate these kids?' Kathleen Cushman performs a lovely act of conceptual jujutsu and instead asks 'What can the kids tell us about motivation?' The answers are smart and thoughtful and brimming with good advice.\" --\u003cb\u003eMike Rose\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eWhy School? Reclaiming Education for All of Us\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best school reform creates schools that kids want to go to, where learning is meaningful and engaging. This wonderful book builds on the concept that education should be 'asset based, ' not based on telling kids what they \u003ci\u003edon't\u003c\/i\u003e know and \u003ci\u003ecan't\u003c\/i\u003e do. Read \u003ci\u003eFires in the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and connect to the voices of students about how they learn most eagerly.\" --\u003cb\u003ePaul Houston\u003c\/b\u003e, executive director emeritus, American Association of School Administrators \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"'Become passionate' is easy to say, hard to do, impossible to compel. Drawing on the insights of young persons, parents, teachers, and experts, Kathleen Cushman reveals the paths to passionate pursuit of something worthwhile.\" --\u003cb\u003eHoward Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e, Harvard Graduate School of Education; author, \u003ci\u003eFive Minds for the Future, Multiple Intelligences, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Unschooled Mind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An immensely useful, insightful, and indispensable guide to tapping the immense potential in every child. Essential reading for teachers, coaches, and parents alike.\" --\u003cb\u003eDaniel Coyle\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Talent Code\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every educator would like for students to develop a passion, but many are unsure of how to light that fire. Kathleen Cushman had the wisdom to ask students, and they tell us with clarity what motivates them and how school might be made more inspiring. Anyone who cares about schooling or children should read this book.\" --\u003cb\u003eDaniel T. Willingham\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eWhy Don't Students Like School?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Cushman\u003c\/b\u003e writes, speaks, and consults to a national audience of educators. A journalist and documentarian, she cofounded the nonprofit What Kids Can Do, which collaborates with diverse youth in the United States and abroad, bringing their voices to bear on the complex challenges that affect their lives and learning. She is also author of \u003ci\u003eFires in the Bathroom\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor, with Laura Rogers, of \u003ci\u003eFires in the Middle School Bathroom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.32 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761091248416,"sku":"9781118160213","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d1dac86327971ee7c97b28e4dc5c8e39.webp?v=1780199475","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fires-in-the-mind-what-kids-can-tell-us-about-motivation-and-mastery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}