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mrsheidrich's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
This has a lot of great questions and would make an excellent group read to be able to discuss so much! This one is going to stick with me for a while…
This has a lot of great questions and would make an excellent group read to be able to discuss so much! This one is going to stick with me for a while…
aclopez6's review against another edition
5.0
Muhammad includes sample lessons and exemplars for educators (classroom artists) working with children from PreK - 12th grade, in subjects such as math, ELA, and PE. Each chapter has a clear focus with a playlist and art (poetry, drawings) to inspire and ground the reader. I am glad I read Cultivating Genius first, as it goes more into the idea of historically responsive literacy, but Unearthing Joy is more effective for applying the HILL model with confidence. I would recommend this for teachers at all points in their careers, and for any subject.
jaclynbabs's review against another edition
3.0
I'll start with I'm very glad this book exists. I think I would rate this higher if:
1) I didn't try reading on audiobook. It's very confusing on audiobook because it's meant to be interactive. Didn't work for me.
2) I was currently teaching. I love that there are practical, actionable tips. I just thought it was going to be more theoretical.
Maybe I'll try again later.
1) I didn't try reading on audiobook. It's very confusing on audiobook because it's meant to be interactive. Didn't work for me.
2) I was currently teaching. I love that there are practical, actionable tips. I just thought it was going to be more theoretical.
Maybe I'll try again later.
cggerwin's review against another edition
5.0
Muhammad's follow-up book to Cultivating Genius (which profoundly changed my beliefs as a teacher and instruction). This book add the pillar of JOY! (original pillars: identity, skills and strategies, knowledge, criticality) Teaching and learning should be filled with genius and joy. A welcome chance to dig into the pillar of JOY! Filled with practical ideas and lesson plans.
moominlove's review against another edition
4.0
read this for work and it was very interesting! I have never been a teacher have never built curriculum so tbh this didn't reaaaallly apply to me but it did make me think about my education growing up and made me wonder how different my life would be if I have more culturally responsive curriculum. Would I be better at school would I have enjoyed school more would I be more confident in my skills? Admittedly initially this book felt a little woo-woo to me because she talks about cultivating Joy in students and teachers so much but honestly I appreciated it because it made me question why I was so pessimistic initially and why I felt like Joy was such a woo-woo concept. I liked how thorough this book was like she really gave so many examples of how to build curriculum around the 5 pursuits - Identity, Skills, Intellect, Criticality, and Joy. I recommend this to all my educator friends and hope that we as a society can implement curriculum like this nationwide (we need a big cultural/political shift first, but a girl can hope!!)
activefingers's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0