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Product reviews for Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons
Karen Duxbury Watkinson, Science Teacher, Ridgeway School, Plymouth
A book to suck the life out of and go back for more.
Not only is this book full of fizzing ideas, but it is full of strong, crunchy, thought provoking advice to young and old teachers alike. I read this book over the summer and it took me the whole summer to read it as I had to re-read each chapter twice to make sure I had sucked the life out of every glorious page, both with the wise words and the lovely graphics.
It is the kind of book that when you think -˜I just need to ask someone this question' you can turn to the page and there in glorious black and white is a well thought out solution and some sage questions for you to think about to help solve your problem. All brought together with the magic touch that comes with the experience and true passion that Nina has to share with her reader.
Nina has such a passion for sharing her knowledge with the reader that I can hear her voice in my head as I read and especially her wonderful laugh. I especially loved the chapter on the -˜Selective Mute' as I encountered my first ever situation with this in my tutor group and have put her strategies into practice and cannot tell you how far we have come in a mere five weeks.
I cannot recommend this book enough if you are looking for clear, usable advice, with solutions that you can implement straight away and ones that will challenge you to think about as well. Keep a copy on your desk labelled as I am sure it will get used and come back sticky, like all good sweets should be.
Go on, suck away.
Not only is this book full of fizzing ideas, but it is full of strong, crunchy, thought provoking advice to young and old teachers alike. I read this book over the summer and it took me the whole summer to read it as I had to re-read each chapter twice to make sure I had sucked the life out of every glorious page, both with the wise words and the lovely graphics.
It is the kind of book that when you think -˜I just need to ask someone this question' you can turn to the page and there in glorious black and white is a well thought out solution and some sage questions for you to think about to help solve your problem. All brought together with the magic touch that comes with the experience and true passion that Nina has to share with her reader.
Nina has such a passion for sharing her knowledge with the reader that I can hear her voice in my head as I read and especially her wonderful laugh. I especially loved the chapter on the -˜Selective Mute' as I encountered my first ever situation with this in my tutor group and have put her strategies into practice and cannot tell you how far we have come in a mere five weeks.
I cannot recommend this book enough if you are looking for clear, usable advice, with solutions that you can implement straight away and ones that will challenge you to think about as well. Keep a copy on your desk labelled as I am sure it will get used and come back sticky, like all good sweets should be.
Go on, suck away.
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03/03/2016 00:00
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