I've decided to read "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell for a number of different reasons. When I looked through the list of Suggested Readings for my EDL680 class and saw this book, I immediately thought, "Where have I heard of this author before?" Then I remembered, Gladwell's trending book, "What the Dog Saw," was a big deal in Chapters & Indigo along with a number of other bookstores I went through.
In fact, my husband read "What the Dog Saw" and enjoyed it. His cousin is currently reading "Outliers" and also recommends it. With personal ties to this author, I want to see what the hype is all about. Even on Goodreads, it is currently rated 4.07 out of 5 from 272,716 ratings.
Content-wise, it will be interesting to view Gladwell's perspective of where success is from and the details he pin-points. The challenge will be knowing how to take the information and apply them to teaching our students.
In fact, my husband read "What the Dog Saw" and enjoyed it. His cousin is currently reading "Outliers" and also recommends it. With personal ties to this author, I want to see what the hype is all about. Even on Goodreads, it is currently rated 4.07 out of 5 from 272,716 ratings.
Content-wise, it will be interesting to view Gladwell's perspective of where success is from and the details he pin-points. The challenge will be knowing how to take the information and apply them to teaching our students.