Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools

GREAT BOOK! A lot of insight and inspiration for any leader. Also a great gift for leaders.

At our elementary school in Troy, Michigan we are utilizing this resource to take steps in helping our staff understand how a culture of thinking would look and feel like for adult learners first and ultimately our students.

Initially I was dissapointed after reading the introduction. There is nothing new here. The 8 culture influencers are things we are already aware of. What made this book useful is the journey it takes you on, inviting you to consider what each culture influencer really means. He delves into research and analysis of best practices, gives clear models of use in classrooms, asks you to consider the place in your life and teaching, and finally suggests action steps at the end of each chapter to bring this journey to life. This is definitely a book I will have to read more than once throughout my teaching to always move myself towards improvement.

The implementation of thinking routines is just the tip of the iceberg here. Educators are being challenged to create an environment where thinking on a deeper level becomes the norm for students. To get there, teachers have to observe and document learning and be more involved in shaping learning experiences for their students. In addition to reflecting on their own practices, teachers must be willing to change what they do in order to make classrooms a living learning environment.

This book is more profound and twice as practical as I had expected. I ordered it because a colleague said it was the best educational read she'd had in a while. True praise, indeed. Unlike other books that deliver a lot of "edubabble" that is more theory than reality, Ritchhart makes a case for a new reality based on sound theory. I found myself grabbing a highlighter--and few books hit me with that kind of force.

Bought the book to use for a book study with the Michigan Education Association and I am so glad I did! I am familiar with Ron Ritchhart as the author of Making Thinking Visible and proves to continue to advise in this publication. It is a wonderfully easy read that is though provoking! If you know a teacher it is a must have for their toolbox!

The content is meaningful and applicable. The reading gets a bit laborious at times. A good read for a group book study.

I bought this for one of my college summer courses and it came in crisp condition. This book is also VERY wonderful, informative, and relative to creating, implementing, and reflecting on lesson plans. I’m keeping this textbook to use beyond my years of graduating college for my future classroom!

Are you a school teacher? This book is a must! It will throw you out of sync in a good way...but change requires work and you need a good team to support the views expressed in this book...it is the future of education. If you would like to prove Ken wrong (`How schools kill creativity`) get your school team to read this and make the changes necessary to bring education to where we are now.

It was very informative and relevant.

This is a great book to help me reflect on my teaching. A step forward to becoming a better teacher and rethinking my practice. I want to make notes and come back to this book over and over again.

Our entire faculty read this book over the summer and each teacher has identified one of the cultural forces as a primary focus for growth over this school year. The 8 forces have opened up opportunities for change in pedagogy, common language about teaching and learning, and opportunities for reflection. This is truly one of the best books about teaching and learning out there!

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