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How Children Succeed
by Paul Tough • 2012
Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.
3.89
25k+
How Children Succeed Summary
How Children Succeed 96%
Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.
by Paul Tough 2012
3.89
25k+ ratings
Helping Children Succeed
by Paul Tough • 2016
Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.
3.86
2k+
Helping Children Succeed Summary
Helping Children Succeed 95%
Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.
by Paul Tough 2016
3.86
2k+ ratings
Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom
by Jennifer Bashant • 2020
What defiance and withdrawal actually mean: a neuroscience-based guide for teachers.
3.89
45
Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom Summary
Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom 95%
What defiance and withdrawal actually mean: a neuroscience-based guide for teachers.
by Jennifer Bashant 2020
3.89
45 ratings
The Developing Brain
by Marilee Sprenger • 2008
How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.
3.62
13
The Developing Brain Summary
The Developing Brain 95%
How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.
by Marilee Sprenger 2008
3.62
13 ratings
Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain
by Marilee Sprenger • 2020
Your calm is the classroom's most powerful SEL tool. A brain-based guide to emotional intelligence.
4.01
282
Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain Summary
Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain 95%
Your calm is the classroom's most powerful SEL tool. A brain-based guide to emotional intelligence.
by Marilee Sprenger 2020
4.01
282 ratings
Smart Moves
by Carla Hannaford • 1995
Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.
4.02
492
Smart Moves Summary
Smart Moves 95%
Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.
by Carla Hannaford 1995
4.02
492 ratings
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
by Bruce D. Perry • 2007
A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.
4.58
42k+
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog 95%
A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.
by Bruce D. Perry 2007
4.58
42k+ ratings
The Gardener and the Carpenter
by Alison Gopnik • 2016
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
3.77
3k+
The Gardener and the Carpenter Summary
The Gardener and the Carpenter 94%
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
by Alison Gopnik 2016
3.77
3k+ ratings
Poor Students, Rich Teaching
by Eric Jensen • 2019
The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.
4.00
116
Poor Students, Rich Teaching Summary
Poor Students, Rich Teaching 94%
The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.
by Eric Jensen 2019
4.00
116 ratings
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life
by Marcia L. Tate • 2011
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
4.09
22
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life Summary
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life 94%
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
by Marcia L. Tate 2011
4.09
22 ratings
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
by Louis Cozolino • 2002
The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.
4.33
570
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy 94%
The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.
by Louis Cozolino 2002
4.33
570 ratings
I Wish My Teacher Knew
by Kyle Schwartz • 2016
One question reveals what students hide: hunger, grief, instability. How teachers can respond.
3.95
2k+
I Wish My Teacher Knew Summary
I Wish My Teacher Knew 94%
One question reveals what students hide: hunger, grief, instability. How teachers can respond.
by Kyle Schwartz 2016
3.95
2k+ ratings
Self-Reg
by Stuart Shanker • 2016
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
4.16
2k+
Self-Reg Summary
Self-Reg 94%
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
by Stuart Shanker 2016
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Polyvagal Theory
by Stephen W. Porges • 2011
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
4.11
801
The Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Polyvagal Theory 94%
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
by Stephen W. Porges 2011
4.11
801 ratings
A General Theory of Love
by Thomas Lewis • 2000
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
4.10
5k+
A General Theory of Love Summary
A General Theory of Love 94%
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
by Thomas Lewis 2000
4.10
5k+ ratings
Discipline with Dignity
by Richard L. Curwin • 2018
Why punishing students backfires, and how to build a classroom on responsibility instead.
3.86
197
Discipline with Dignity Summary
Discipline with Dignity 94%
Why punishing students backfires, and how to build a classroom on responsibility instead.
by Richard L. Curwin 2018
3.86
197 ratings
The Importance of Being Little
by Erika Christakis • 2016
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
3.71
3k+
The Importance of Being Little Summary
The Importance of Being Little 94%
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
by Erika Christakis 2016
3.71
3k+ ratings
La vida secreta de la mente
by Mariano Sigman • 2015
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
3.99
3k+
La vida secreta de la mente Summary
La vida secreta de la mente 94%
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
by Mariano Sigman 2015
3.99
3k+ ratings
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes
by Peter A. Levine • 2006
Trauma is a nervous system stuck on alert. The hands-on reset for a child's body.
4.34
492
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes Summary
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes 94%
Trauma is a nervous system stuck on alert. The hands-on reset for a child's body.
by Peter A. Levine 2006
4.34
492 ratings
Reader, Come Home
by Maryanne Wolf • 2018
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
3.89
5k+
Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home 94%
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
by Maryanne Wolf 2018
3.89
5k+ ratings
Building a Better Teacher
by Elizabeth Green • 2014
The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.
3.75
1k+
Building a Better Teacher Summary
Building a Better Teacher 94%
The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.
by Elizabeth Green 2014
3.75
1k+ ratings
Mirroring People
by Marco Iacoboni • 2008
Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.
3.79
986
Mirroring People Summary
Mirroring People 94%
Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.
by Marco Iacoboni 2008
3.79
986 ratings
After The Adults Change
by Paul Dix • 2021
The behavior secret schools overlook: change the adults first, and the students follow.
4.28
174
After The Adults Change Summary
After The Adults Change 94%
The behavior secret schools overlook: change the adults first, and the students follow.
by Paul Dix 2021
4.28
174 ratings
Rewiring Education
by John D. Couch • 2018
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
3.79
266
Rewiring Education Summary
Rewiring Education 93%
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
by John D. Couch 2018
3.79
266 ratings
Brainstorm
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011
The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.
3.89
5k+
Brainstorm Summary
Brainstorm 93%
The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2011
3.89
5k+ ratings
The Way of Play
by Tina Payne Bryson • 2025
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
4.13
573
The Way of Play Summary
The Way of Play 93%
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
by Tina Payne Bryson 2025
4.13
573 ratings
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education)
by Alex Shevrin Venet • 2021
Your school's policies may be causing trauma. The shift from fixing kids to fixing systems.
4.49
556
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education) Summary
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education) 93%
Your school's policies may be causing trauma. The shift from fixing kids to fixing systems.
by Alex Shevrin Venet 2021
4.49
556 ratings
Montessori
by Angeline Stoll Lillard • 2005
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
4.22
983
Montessori Summary
Montessori 93%
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
by Angeline Stoll Lillard 2005
4.22
983 ratings
The Orchid and the Dandelion
by W. Thomas Boyce • 2019
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
3.77
2k+
The Orchid and the Dandelion Summary
The Orchid and the Dandelion 93%
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
by W. Thomas Boyce 2019
3.77
2k+ ratings
All Learning Is Social and Emotional
by Nancy Frey • 2019
Every lesson teaches social and emotional skills by accident. A blueprint for doing it on purpose.
3.86
218
All Learning Is Social and Emotional Summary
All Learning Is Social and Emotional 93%
Every lesson teaches social and emotional skills by accident. A blueprint for doing it on purpose.
by Nancy Frey 2019
3.86
218 ratings
Bullied
by Carrie Goldman • 2012
Zero-tolerance doesn't stop bullying. Bystanders, gender norms, and repairing harm do.
3.88
201
Bullied Summary
Bullied 93%
Zero-tolerance doesn't stop bullying. Bystanders, gender norms, and repairing harm do.
by Carrie Goldman 2012
3.88
201 ratings
Attachment
by John Bowlby • 1969
Crying for mother is not a learned habit but a primal survival system, now proven beyond doubt.
4.17
662
Attachment Summary
Attachment 93%
Crying for mother is not a learned habit but a primal survival system, now proven beyond doubt.
by John Bowlby 1969
4.17
662 ratings
Scattered Minds
by Gabor Maté • 1999
ADD begins in relationship, not genes. What attachment breaks, connection can repair.
4.28
21k+
Scattered Minds Summary
Scattered Minds 93%
ADD begins in relationship, not genes. What attachment breaks, connection can repair.
by Gabor Maté 1999
4.28
21k+ ratings
Why Brains Need Friends
by Ben Rein • 2025
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
3.95
502
Why Brains Need Friends Summary
Why Brains Need Friends 93%
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
by Ben Rein 2025
3.95
502 ratings
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek • 2003
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
3.94
2k+
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Summary
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards 93%
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003
3.94
2k+ ratings
Play
by Stuart M. Brown Jr. • 2009
Play isn't just for kids. Its absence rewires the brain for depression, isolation, and stagnation.
3.89
4k+
Play Summary
Play 93%
Play isn't just for kids. Its absence rewires the brain for depression, isolation, and stagnation.
by Stuart M. Brown Jr. 2009
3.89
4k+ ratings
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess • 2018
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
3.81
275
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect 93%
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
by Helen Riess 2018
3.81
275 ratings
Aggression in Play Therapy
by Lisa Dion • 2018
Aggressive play is communication, not misbehavior. Your nervous system is the translator.
4.72
299
Aggression in Play Therapy Summary
Aggression in Play Therapy 93%
Aggressive play is communication, not misbehavior. Your nervous system is the translator.
by Lisa Dion 2018
4.72
299 ratings
Mind in the Making
by Ellen Galinsky • 2010
Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.
3.85
2k+
Mind in the Making Summary
Mind in the Making 93%
Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.
by Ellen Galinsky 2010
3.85
2k+ ratings
Mind Wide Open
by Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
3.90
6k+
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open 93%
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
by Steven Johnson 1999
3.90
6k+ ratings
Five Minds for the Future
by Howard Gardner • 2005
Five mental capacities will decide who thrives in the future. IQ predicts none of them.
3.71
2k+
Five Minds for the Future Summary
Five Minds for the Future 93%
Five mental capacities will decide who thrives in the future. IQ predicts none of them.
by Howard Gardner 2005
3.71
2k+ ratings
Learning That Sticks
by Bryan Goodwin • 2020
Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.
4.13
68
Learning That Sticks Summary
Learning That Sticks 93%
Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.
by Bryan Goodwin 2020
4.13
68 ratings
Stop Talking, Start Influencing
by Jared Cooney Horvath • 2019
Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.
4.29
261
Stop Talking, Start Influencing Summary
Stop Talking, Start Influencing 93%
Twelve brain rules for communication that sticks, starting with why text and speech don't mix.
by Jared Cooney Horvath 2019
4.29
261 ratings
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind
by Eric Jensen • 2013
The classroom moves that overcome poverty's grip on learning, even when motivation is scarce.
4.09
858
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind Summary
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind 93%
The classroom moves that overcome poverty's grip on learning, even when motivation is scarce.
by Eric Jensen 2013
4.09
858 ratings
Childhood Disrupted
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa • 2015
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
4.27
3k+
Childhood Disrupted Summary
Childhood Disrupted 93%
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015
4.27
3k+ ratings
Brain Rules
by John Medina • 2008
Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.
4.01
35k+
Brain Rules Summary
Brain Rules 93%
Your attention lasts ten minutes. What your brain actually needs to learn, sleep, and work.
by John Medina 2008
4.01
35k+ ratings
The Deepest Well
by Nadine Burke Harris • 2018
Childhood adversity rewires stress biology and predicts disease decades before symptoms appear.
4.42
12k+
The Deepest Well Summary
The Deepest Well 93%
Childhood adversity rewires stress biology and predicts disease decades before symptoms appear.
by Nadine Burke Harris 2018
4.42
12k+ ratings
How to Teach Anything
by Peter Hollins • 2021
Turn any topic into a lesson that clicks, using the learning science most teachers never learn.
4.10
129
How to Teach Anything Summary
How to Teach Anything 93%
Turn any topic into a lesson that clicks, using the learning science most teachers never learn.
by Peter Hollins 2021
4.10
129 ratings
Getting Ahead of ADHD
by Joel T. Nigg • 2017
ADHD isn't destiny. Epigenetics shows how food, exercise, and sleep reshape developing brains.
4.09
178
Getting Ahead of ADHD Summary
Getting Ahead of ADHD 93%
ADHD isn't destiny. Epigenetics shows how food, exercise, and sleep reshape developing brains.
by Joel T. Nigg 2017
4.09
178 ratings
Rosenshine's Principles in Action
by Tom Sherrington • 2019
The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.
4.27
1k+
Rosenshine's Principles in Action Summary
Rosenshine's Principles in Action 93%
The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.
by Tom Sherrington 2019
4.27
1k+ ratings
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