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This morning as I was posting my book to another reader, and placing hold on few books I like to read. I mainly use my library, and book swaps, and may be rarely purchase books (partly my house is filled with so many unread books...) and I can‘t possibly add any further. I would love to know..how do you get your books? #question

@ErinSueMreads @Meaw_catlady I have had so much fun with this edition of #tarottakeover. Thank you both so much for organizing this! (I think I missed a day but I'll go back and do that soon.)

I am such an evangelist for this book. Everyone should read it. It's all about how important curiosity is. In fact, I should probably reread it soon.

#friyayintro @howjessreads @4thhouseontheleft

🦉This book really stuck with me this year. Not a book about educational policy per se, but could easily be applied if schools weren't run by bone heads (did I say that out loud?)
🦉The living room recliner (next to a window) or bed.
🦉Yeah. Exams week....where parents send the child to school even though they are exempt. And I'm just brain dead.
🦉Baby Yoda. No contest.

#friyayintro @howjessreads
🔹For the longest time I would always recommend A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I still do, but lately I have been telling everyone about the tagged book.
🔹Oh heavens no.
🔹Yes please.
🔹6-6 1/2
🔹@xicanti @ravenlee @Graywacke @xicanti

My daughter offhandedly mentioned this book the last time we visited so I got my own copy and read it. I really enjoyed this, especially the chapters about progressive educational philosophy (I shared some of those quotes.) I love that the author emphasizes that a knowledge base is important to curiosity. Knowledge and curiosity feed each other. I highly recommend this.

I did manage to finish this yesterday. June TBR total=5/7

I'm still hoping I can finish one last book before midnight! One of these days I'll read 100% of my monthly TBR.

"The opposition that progressive thinkers make between knowledge and curiosity is not only false but harmful. It is most likely to hurt the children whom progressives often say they want to help most--- those at the bottom of society."

"This is why the argument that schools ought to prioritize learning skills over knowledge makes no sense; the very foundation for such skills is memorized knowledge. The more we know, the better we are at thinking."

I would very much like to send a copy of this book to everyone on my school board and in the district office. Perhaps to some state policy makers while I'm at it.

"In short, curiosity is deviant."

I found this utterly fascinating. Leslie looks at the types of curiosity, how Internet use impacts it, the importance of it in both work and personal life, and more. Lots of implications here for educators, parents, the business world and more.

Library book haul. I am incapable of restraint.