Education Month Books
Educate yourself on choosing a profession! It begins with imagining yourself in a career. The Masters at Work series gives all the details you need to get started—from salary expectations, regional challenges, and how to use social media to your lucrative advantage..
The well-trained mind: a guide to classical education at home
Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child's education by doing it yourself. The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school--one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Veteran home educator Susan Wise Bauer outlines the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind and comprises three stages: the elementary school "grammar stage," when the building blocks of information are absorbed through memorization and rules; the middle school "logic stage," in which the student begins to think more analytically; and the high-school "rhetoric stage," where the student learns to write and speak with force and originality. Using this theory as your model, you'll be able to instruct your child--whether full-time or as a supplement to classroom education--in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects. A new optional Resource Recommendations Portal provides subscribers with curated lists of the best curricula for every grade level and learning style. Thousands of parents have already used the methods described in The Well-Trained Mind to create a truly superior education for children in their care. You do have control over what and how your child learns. The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you'll need to teach your child with confidence and success.
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Digital Book Number: DB124082
The abolition of man: or Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools
Humani nihil a me alienum puto says the Stoic. 'Do as you would be done by, ' says Jesus. 'Humanity is to be preserved, ' case for posterity, or society, or the species, are there from time immemorial in the Tao. But they are nowhere else. Unless you accept these without question as being to the world of action what axioms are to the world of theory, you can have no practical principles whatever. You cannot reach them as conclusions: they are premises.
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Digital Book Number: DB120080
Aristocratic education and the making of the American republic
The author traces attitudes towards education in early America, when many saw the academy as a caricature of aristocratic European education. He discusses how this led to an era of school reform that attempted to transform education from a tool of elite privilege to a key component of self-government.
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Digital Book Number: DB106721
The college conversation: a practical companion for parents to guide their children along the path to higher education
urda, a dean of admissions, and former journalist Steinberg present a guide for guardians and students approaching the college application process. Focus on the hard conversations which must be had and ways to reduce stress. Topics include why to go to college, identifying potential institutions, and transition to college.
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Digital Book Number: DB100969
In the hands of the people: Thomas Jefferson on equality, faith, freedom, compromise, and the art of citizenship
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Hope of Glory (DB 98536) and Songs of America (DB 95573) presents a collection of writings from Thomas Jefferson and from others reflecting on those ideas with a central theme of citizenship and an individual's role in the world. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.
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Digital Book Number: DB100623
Brave new words: how AI will revolutionize education (and why that's a good thing)
From the founder of Khan Academy, the first book written for general audiences on the AI revolution in education, its implications for parenting, and how we can best harness its power for good.
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Digital Book Number: DB121228
Becoming an Architect: Masters at Work
Journalist presents guide to developing a career as an architect through profiling the lives of Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee as their firm works to unveil a new building. Discusses the education and training required, daily tasks, and skills required for running a business. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Digital Book Number: DB099235
Becoming a Private Investigator: Masters at Work
Journalist profiles two private investigators, Sheila Wysocki and Mark Gillespie, to illustrate the daily lives of those who pursue the career--particularly those who work with murder investigations. Discusses the history of the field, education and training required, and the skills necessary to be successful.Contains strong language.; Contains some violence.; Contains some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Digital Book Number: DB099229
Becoming a Curator: Masters at Work
Journalist profiles the career and life of art curator Elisabeth Sussman. Discusses what drew her to the field, the education required, her day-to-day work, as well as what planning goes into creating and executing an exhibit. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Digital Book Number: DB097662
Becoming a Baker: Masters at Work
Author of No One Tells You This (DB 93100) profiles the life of Mary Louise Clemens, owner and head baker at Ladybird Bakery in Brooklyn, to illustrate the skills necessary to be successful as a baker. Topics include education, developing recipes, and negotiating with suppliers. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Digital Book Number: DB099231
Becoming a Real Estate Agent
Profiles real estate agents to showcase their paths to success. Shares experiences that led the agents to work in real estate and explains their code of ethics, their education, how they develop their networks, and their day-to-day tasks. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Digital Book Number: DB094986
Becoming a Marine Biologist
Profiles the life and career of Dr. Robin Baird and his work studying marine life--particularly cetaceans who live near the Hawaiian Islands. Describes the education needed, the type of work a marine biologist can expect to do, and useful hobbies. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Digital Book Number: DB094738