Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy
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- Create Date：2022-11-07 15:21:34
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Daniel T. Willingham
- ISBN：1982167173
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Reviews
Catisha Scavairello
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4。5 starsThis book has the best advice about learning。 Great examples。 Any high school/college student would benefit from this book。 It took a while for me to read through it， but it was totally worth it。
Meyka
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I received this as a Goodreads Giveaway。I so wish that this book had been available to me years ago！ I can still outsmart my brain！ Thank you！
Brandon Westlake
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I have always been a fan of Willingham's work。 His book Why Don't Children Like School？ changed my teaching （for the better） in a profound way in which no other book or professional development has， so I credit him with helping me improve my teaching。 His other books are also great reads and have their merits。 I was excited to hear about his new book， but was cautious as to what it might contain- would it be， I wondered， more of Why Don't。。。dressed up in a new package？ The answer is a definite " I have always been a fan of Willingham's work。 His book Why Don't Children Like School？ changed my teaching （for the better） in a profound way in which no other book or professional development has， so I credit him with helping me improve my teaching。 His other books are also great reads and have their merits。 I was excited to hear about his new book， but was cautious as to what it might contain- would it be， I wondered， more of Why Don't。。。dressed up in a new package？ The answer is a definite "no"。 Outsmart Your Brain is primarily geared towards college students， and there's the distinction a） college level learning， and b） students。 That being said， I think that teachers should read this; it will help them view education from the standpoint of the learner， not the teacher。 Yes， there is some overlap with Willingham's work， but this book extends this to send many important messages directly towards the student。 I can't really say there was anything that stood out to me as above any other section， but I think he does a great job of breaking down myths and giving great suggestions on what to do instead （learning styles: bogus; particular forms of note-taking over others: not necessary; tech: a distraction）。 The good teacher will read and suggest students read， or will add to the syllabus。 The great teacher will read this and make adjustments in their instruction based on what Willingham has to say here。 。。。more
Kate
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This book is really fantastic！！ I really wish it was around when I was in school！ Willingham is a professor and an excellent writer。 His insights from that perspective are so informative and very helpful to read from a student's perspective。 He also provides guidance for his fellow instructors。 The advice he gives throughout the book is both engaging and very helpful。 While much of it isn't necessarily new， the additional insights and his unique framing make them resonate more。 He tries to help This book is really fantastic！！ I really wish it was around when I was in school！ Willingham is a professor and an excellent writer。 His insights from that perspective are so informative and very helpful to read from a student's perspective。 He also provides guidance for his fellow instructors。 The advice he gives throughout the book is both engaging and very helpful。 While much of it isn't necessarily new， the additional insights and his unique framing make them resonate more。 He tries to help all kinds of students and is also up to date on relevant research of the tips he provides。 As organization and planning is a large emphasis in the book， I unsurprisingly found that the book was also organized very well and intuitively， in a manner that actually makes it easier to remember the information learned throughout。 While I do enjoy reading this genre immensely，I found Willingham's book to be hard to put down as it maintains interesting content in a manner that keeps the reader constantly engaged。 Fantastic book and especially great for students！ 。。。more
Anna
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If you think this is just another “how-to” book， you would be wrong。 Too bad this book wasn’t around when I was a struggling student of any age。 I could have benefited from Tip 50--If you can’t remember a fact， such as listing the names of animals， try using themes， such as animals on a farm， in Australia， circus animals。 Or Tip 23--Consider note taking to be a team sport。 Working with a group of students or even just one other person can keep you on track， expand on ideas， pick up things you le If you think this is just another “how-to” book， you would be wrong。 Too bad this book wasn’t around when I was a struggling student of any age。 I could have benefited from Tip 50--If you can’t remember a fact， such as listing the names of animals， try using themes， such as animals on a farm， in Australia， circus animals。 Or Tip 23--Consider note taking to be a team sport。 Working with a group of students or even just one other person can keep you on track， expand on ideas， pick up things you left out。 I found Chapter 8， How to Take Tests， a chapter I could have used in my day and Chapter 9， How to Learn from Past Exams， a definite help。 There may be some tips and discussions you may have heard before but it only helps to hear them again and again and in new ways。 The author expands on all his topics and tips which adds a great deal to understanding his suggestions。 Wonderful book to use in any learning situation。 。。。more
LenaMarie
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