Changing Our Minds: How children can take control of their own learning
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- Create Date：2021-04-09 09:52:15
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Dr. Naomi Fisher
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Summary
Children are born full of curiosity， eager to participate in the world。 They learn as they live， with enthusiasm and joy。 Then we send them to school。 We stop them from playing and actively exploring their interests， telling them it's more important to sit still and listen。 The result is that for many children， their motivation to learn drops dramatically。 The joy of the early years is replaced with apathy and anxiety。
This is not inevitable。 We are socialised to believe that schooling is synonymous with education， but it's only one approach。 Self-directed education puts the child back in control of their learning。 This enables children， including those diagnosed with special educational needs， to flourish in their own time and on their own terms。 It enables us to put wellbeing at the centre of education。
Changing Our Minds brings together research， theory and practice on learning。 It includes interviews with influential thinkers in the field of self-directed education and examples from families alongside practical advice。 This essential guide will give you an understanding of why self-directed education makes sense， how it works， and what to do to put it into action yourself。
This is not inevitable。 We are socialised to believe that schooling is synonymous with education， but it's only one approach。 Self-directed education puts the child back in control of their learning。 This enables children， including those diagnosed with special educational needs， to flourish in their own time and on their own terms。 It enables us to put wellbeing at the centre of education。
Changing Our Minds brings together research， theory and practice on learning。 It includes interviews with influential thinkers in the field of self-directed education and examples from families alongside practical advice。 This essential guide will give you an understanding of why self-directed education makes sense， how it works， and what to do to put it into action yourself。
Reviews
Joan Clemente
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This would make a good movieI was very drawn into the plot and trying to solve the mystery。 I found myself picking actors/actresses for the various parts as I know I would have enjoyed this as a movie。
jeffrey baker
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Figured out who the killer was early in the book。 I did not see the plot twist near the end。 Kept me interested。 New author to me。
Denise
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Just couldn’t finish
Twobbema
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Tangled web。 Child abused because abuser。 Love ， family loyalty， redemption。
Lisa Paulin
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Great imagery and story line Story line was great， unique 。 Unusual in each chapter was a characters point of view in the storytelling。 Imagery was well done。
Ronda
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Story was good。 Not overly spellbinding， but enjoyable enough to read。
Kylie
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I loved this book！ I devoured it every second I had available。 How does a 13 year old mystery and a recent murder connect？ Does it at all？ I kept going back and forth in my ideas of what happened and who was involved。 I was kept on my toes the entire time and I loved every second of it
Theresa Hetzler
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Enjoyed this quick readI was pulled into this story from the beginning and found myself trying to solve the “who done it”。 Glad I selected this as my First Read book for March。 Highly recommend
Kari Romøren
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Denne ble kjøpt ved et uhell av 5-åringen som lekte med Kindlen min， og jeg gikk inn i den med et åpent sinn （det kunne jo hende at 5-åringen hadde teft？） Vel， kjedeligere og mer forutsigbar bok er det lenge siden jeg har lest。 Skjønner ikke hvorfor jeg gadd å fullføre。
Carlos Garcia
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InterestingI liked reading it。Sometimes it goes slow， but never looses the pace。It kept me interested to know the whole drama
Cassie Hubble
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Good readGood read。 Small town talk and family darkness。 It seemed flat in some places and the plot really didn't give me much。 Good readGood read。 Small town talk and family darkness。 It seemed flat in some places and the plot really didn't give me much。 。。。more
Glady
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Not One of Us is set in the bayou of Alabama where the mysterious disappearance of an entire family resonates into new crimes well over a decade later。 Jori has returned home to care for her failing grandmother and her autistic brother。 For years she has mourned the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend， Deacon， and his parents。 Now with so much changing in her life and new crimes abounding， she wonders if she can make sense of the past and find solace in the present。
Gina
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Kindle Unlimited Audiobook。 Actually probably a 3。5。 I enjoyed the story。 I like books set in the south that don’t stereotype southerners。 Also， the narrators did a pretty good job not exaggerating the accents。 Pretty good story lineI also like the portrayal of autism and the fact that the main character had synesthesia but didn’t make constant mention of it， just mentioned a few times throughout the book
Carole Eshenbaugh
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Great murder mysteryThis author has capture the emotions so well。 Her descriptions are so well written that you can feel this through the written word。 Then the mystery。 Surprise！！
Tami Boreman
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Amazing read， can almost smell the bayou。 And seriously scary to see the lengths people go to， to protect secrets
Dorothy Galyan
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An amazing turn of eventsThe book was special。 I couldn't wait to finish reading。 The ending was sad and glad all was solved。 I want to read more of the authors books。 An amazing turn of eventsThe book was special。 I couldn't wait to finish reading。 The ending was sad and glad all was solved。 I want to read more of the authors books。 。。。more
Born True Bethea
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It was a ok mystery。 The problem was you kinda knew who was the killer half way through。
Jillian Ortner
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Slightly suspenseful， and totally goodSuspense scares me。 This was just enough to keep me from being terrified of all the creeking noises in my house， but still had me giving them sideways glances。
Jim Traxler
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A great read！This had me from beginning to end。 So well crafted and excellent character development。 I did figure out the killer before it was revealed， but there was a twist at the end that I did not see coming！ I will read more of her books。
Cardmaker
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Thirteen years ago， Jori Trahan’s boyfriend vanished without a trace。 Now， after moving back home to Alabama to care for her ailing grandmother and autistic brother， she comes face-to-face with the deadly mystery behind his disappearance。Jori has a rare form of synesthesia， meaning she can “hear” colors; to her， tones of voice are as unique as fingerprints。 With the help of this ability and a sympathetic cop， Jori comes dangerously close to uncovering the truth。 But those responsible will go to Thirteen years ago， Jori Trahan’s boyfriend vanished without a trace。 Now， after moving back home to Alabama to care for her ailing grandmother and autistic brother， she comes face-to-face with the deadly mystery behind his disappearance。Jori has a rare form of synesthesia， meaning she can “hear” colors; to her， tones of voice are as unique as fingerprints。 With the help of this ability and a sympathetic cop， Jori comes dangerously close to uncovering the truth。 But those responsible will go to any length—including murder—to keep their dark secrets buried。Soon， it seems that no one in the sleepy bayou town is safe， and after Jori’s brother is kidnapped， she knows she must drop the investigation or risk losing her family。 But when protecting them means letting an evil deed go unpunished， putting family first may be the last thing she’ll ever do。The writeup on the back made this seem like it was going to be an interesting story。 The writeup was wrong。 There were so many things wrong with the writing that it was a struggle to finish the book。 I did finish it but I skipped pages at the end once I knew who the killer was。 It was just a long drawn out ending which I don't appreciate in any book。 The bit about the main character having synesthesia sounded interesting but it wasn't。 It was mentioned way too many times at the first of the book， then was dropped completely until very near the end when it， surprise， was used to name the killer！ Jori was a very unlikeable character who just plowed ahead doing whatever she felt like and to Hell with the consequences or who got hurt。 There actually weren't any likeable characters now that I think of it。 Anyway， lots of people like the book so read it if you want。 I don't recommend it。 。。。more
Phoebe DiStasio
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Hard read This book Didn’t keep me interested to many characters to follow。 I had a hard time getting through this book。
Melissa
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InterestingTalk about complex family drama！ Interesting twists and some unique characters kept things jumping。 I was guessing until the very end。
Julia
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3。5 Stars - Not one that'll stick with me， but the ending was tragically beautiful。 3。5 Stars - Not one that'll stick with me， but the ending was tragically beautiful。 。。。more
Diane Jackson
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Thought this book was interesting as well as a good mystery。 I usually guess who is the bad guy but in this story I did not see it。 Found that mystery refreshing。
Joyce Bailey
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Great！ This was a very good book。 The suspense was great！ Written very well。 Could not for the life of me figure out who the guilty party was。 Well worth reading！
Carol
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Rating 4。5！This was another very good book。 I didn't give it 5 stars bc i just finished a 5 star and that book was a little bit better than this one。 I had a tiny bit of trouble at the first part of the book。 I couldn't keep the characters straight。 However， i caught on after reading further。 Pieces started coming together， the closer towards the ending。This book did have twists and turns and surprises that kept me interested。 It was a murder mystery with a number of good and bad choices made by Rating 4。5！This was another very good book。 I didn't give it 5 stars bc i just finished a 5 star and that book was a little bit better than this one。 I had a tiny bit of trouble at the first part of the book。 I couldn't keep the characters straight。 However， i caught on after reading further。 Pieces started coming together， the closer towards the ending。This book did have twists and turns and surprises that kept me interested。 It was a murder mystery with a number of good and bad choices made by the characters。 I do recommend this book。 。。。more
Sandy
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It was good。
Libby
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Interesting thriller about the disappearance of a family a decade before。 A young woman comes home to take care of her grandmother and autistic brother。 She begins to search for answers bout family secrets。
Jan Ragno
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IntriguingI like this book because it had so many different aspects to it。 There was autism and dementia and condition the main character had wishes all colors and associate them with peoples speech。 That was very interesting and there was so many different twist to the story that I really had a nice time going back to it and wondering what was gonna happen next。 I was surprised at the end and that’s always a good thing。
Jesus
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