Take two groups of students and allow one group to use computer monitors that display crisp and clear instructional material. I won't go into detail about the content of this book, but one research project discussed in the book demonstrated how little we know. Some of the discoveries disclosed by scientific inquiry discussed in this book are diametrically opposite to today's teaching methods and many are quite counter intuitive. It is about the use of the scientific method to resolve the effectiveness of competing alternative methods of instruction. This book is not about reading instruction. Many scientific arguments have been made on the subject but not enough large scale controlled studies. There have been at least four flip flops regarding reading instruction because science was not used to resolve the issue. The flip flops between "phonics" being the best method to teach reading and "whole language" being the best method to teach reading go back at least to the 1850s because education establishments depended on anecdotal and not rigorous scientific evidence to establish policy. Education? Education is just starting to get there. Medicine could barely claim a scientific basis until the 1900s. If the narrator is noticeable for one reason or another, I find that distracting and it destroys the flow of listening and learning in a seamless fashion. The funny thing is I don't remember the 'performance' at all. What about Qarie Marshall’s performance did you like? I have recommended it to every person I know who is either a student, or a teacher, or a life long learner like myself. The authors research regarding how we actually learn, as opposed to the way we have been taught to learn was based on years of careful research and presented in a manner which was entertaining as well as very informative. In essence, it practiced what it preached. The book was formatted in such a way that the concepts about learning and retaining information were integral to its own flow. It was so engaging that the ten hour drive flew by.
I began listening to this book while I was driving from Northern Florida to Asheville, NC. What did you love best about Make It Stick?
Such a great read I didn't want to stop driving
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