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"If school districts are going to demand so much of teachers, then the least superintendents and schools of education can provide is basic tools. There is more power in effective training than there could ever be in threats." (Boston Globe, March 23, 2010)
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′Lemov talks of teachers as "artisans" using a range of techniques to take learning to another level.′ (Times Educational Supplement, 26th May).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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What this book gives you is absolutely essential to your career as a teacher. Having been trained as a teacher and having worked as a teacher for more than ten years, I still come away from reading this book with many new insights into teaching techniques. The author gives you 49 techniques (and then some), well explained and many of them demonstrated on film clips as well. This is not a theoretic work. Its focus is on clear techniques that you can practise and bring into your classroom. Many of them are directly related to classroom management, but some focus on areas such as planning as well.
The strength of the book lies in how Lemow demonstrates and shows you how to apply the techniques. Almost every one of them has detailed examples and explanations as to how you should implement them yourself, giving examples both of what to do and what not to do. Additionally, having access to film clips makes it easier to understand the techniques. Seeing something in action is gold.
The one quibble I have with the book is how the author attacks reading strategies. I don't quite understand the reasoning for doing so. Perhaps it has to do with giving too much responsibility to individual learners? Another thing is that the author's presentation of "reading strategies" is rather restricted and doesn't give the complete picture. Moreover, I don't see why it should be necessary to criticize reading strategies as such. It stands out so much that you start to wonder why nothing else comes under the author's scrutiny to the same degree. Why reading strategies and not general learning strategies? What's more, I start to wonder why you don't see the techniques he focuses on under the same kind of scrutiny. All in all this is still minor criticism, as it regards one part of a chapter not having to do with the actual techniques discussed.
The strength of the book lies in how Lemow demonstrates and shows you how to apply the techniques. Almost every one of them has detailed examples and explanations as to how you should implement them yourself, giving examples both of what to do and what not to do. Additionally, having access to film clips makes it easier to understand the techniques. Seeing something in action is gold.
The one quibble I have with the book is how the author attacks reading strategies. I don't quite understand the reasoning for doing so. Perhaps it has to do with giving too much responsibility to individual learners? Another thing is that the author's presentation of "reading strategies" is rather restricted and doesn't give the complete picture. Moreover, I don't see why it should be necessary to criticize reading strategies as such. It stands out so much that you start to wonder why nothing else comes under the author's scrutiny to the same degree. Why reading strategies and not general learning strategies? What's more, I start to wonder why you don't see the techniques he focuses on under the same kind of scrutiny. All in all this is still minor criticism, as it regards one part of a chapter not having to do with the actual techniques discussed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I am halfway through reading "Teach like a Champion" and already I know it is one of the most accurate, relevant and interesting books of my whole teaching career. In it, the author Doug Lemov has examined the top teachers in a catchment area in the US, and has carefully analysed and dissected their strengths into 47 techniques. These techniques are all accessible, all explained clearly (with DVD clips, in case you aren't completely sure) and I can already see the impact they are having in my lessons. It is a phenomenal book, and has actually explained events and habits that have formed over the past eleven years as a teacher; why some things work well, and how to refine simple skills to get an even better result. I would urge any employee in education to invest in this book, as it will open up a world that you think you knew, only in much more detail.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book is clearly oriented around providing students with a rigours collage prep education and closing the much discussed 'achievement gap.' I have tried many of the techniques and found that they have improved my teaching and provided me with areas for development that I believe are meaningful.
The tone of the books is consistent with the title but this is easily bearable when its insights give optimism about what can be achieved in the english education system. The US charter schools in which these techniques have developed appear to be transforming the life chances of the students they serve. As a teacher who is attempting to tackle educational disadvantage I will continue to use these techniques and to reflect on their value.
The tone of the books is consistent with the title but this is easily bearable when its insights give optimism about what can be achieved in the english education system. The US charter schools in which these techniques have developed appear to be transforming the life chances of the students they serve. As a teacher who is attempting to tackle educational disadvantage I will continue to use these techniques and to reflect on their value.
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Teach like a champion
This book is mainly geared towards teachers of secondary aged children but many of the techniques could be used in the primary classroom. Lots of useful suggestions with examples.
Published 1 month ago by asdteacher
Getting the pedagogy right!
Doug Lemov is to be congratulated on spelling out what good teaching practice looks like in classrooms today. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dr Neil MacNeill
Terrible title, great book
This has to be one of the most cheesy book titles ever (I keep having to tell people 'just wait a minute', once I've told them what it is called), but once you get past that, the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by davosmith
Teaching
Would recommend this book for all teachers even those who have been doing the job for zillions of years like me. Well 10 years.
Published 24 months ago by Mr. Roy A. Becker
49 Valuable Techniques Described and Portrayed
"The end of a thing is better than its beginning;" -- Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NKJV)
Imagine if a new teacher could grasp the most sophisticated methods of those who are... Read more
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