Canonical Texts and Popular BestsellersChip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (bestseller in Epistemology Philosophy)Parker J. Palmer, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teachers Life (10th edition)Neil Postman, The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School (1996), Teaching as a Subversive Activity (1971), Linguistics: A Revolution in Teaching, The Soft Revolution: A Student Handbook for Turning Schools Around, The Disappearance of Childhood Alfie Kohn, Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community, Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling, The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get too Much of a Bad Thing, The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Children and Parenting, What Does it Mean to be Well Educated? And other Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other FolliesThomas M. Sterner, The Practicing Mind Paul Tough, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (a bestseller)Jerome Bruner, The Process of Education, Acts of Meaning: Four Lectures on Mind and Culture (Harvard-Jerusalem Lectures)Robert D. Putnam, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis (bestseller in economic policy and development)J. Abner Peddiwell (fictional author), The Saber-Tooth Curriculum (1939, a satire)Jonathan Kozol, On Being a Teacher, Letters to a Young Teacher, The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America, Savage Inequalities: Children in Americas Schools, Fire in the Ashes Erik Brynjolfsson, The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies (bestseller in Business Development)Ken Robinson, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution (Viking, 2015) (bestseller in Education Administration), Our of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative Nel Noddings, Philosophy of Education (third edition - start here), The Challenge to Care in Schools: An Alternative Approach to Education (second edition), Caring: A Relational Approach to Ethics and Moral Education, Education and Democracy in the 21st CenturyJerome Bruner, Toward a Theory of Instruction (Belknap)Peter C. Brown, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (very popular)John Holt, How Children Fail (from the Classics in Child Development series), How Children Learn, Learning All the Time, Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better, Escape From Childhood: The Needs and Rights of Children, The Underachieving School, What do I do Monday?

Sociology of Schools, Education, and YouthJane L. David, Cutting Through the Hype: The Essential Guide to School Reform Diane Ravitch, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to Americas Public Schools Mike Rose, Why School? Reclaiming Education for All of Us

Steven Brint, Schools and Societies (Stanford, 2nd edition, 2006)George Wood, Time To Learn (Second Edition): How to Create High Schools that Serve All StudentsOrlando Patterson (ed.), The Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black YouthKatrina E. Bulkley, Between Public and Private: Politics, Governance, and the New Portfolio Models for Urban School ReformMaia Bloomfield, Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban AmenitiesShamus Rahman Khan, Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Pauls School (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology)Jennifer L. Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick, The American Dream and the Public Schools Oxford, 2004, second ed. 2014)David F. Labaree, Someone Has to Fail: The Zero-Sum Game of Public Schooling

John Goodlad, A Place Called School (20th Anniversary Edition), What Schools are For, Education for Everyone, The Public Purpose of Education and SchoolingRobert D. Putnam, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis (bestseller in economic policy and development)Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker, School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform It (2015)

Educational ScienceDaniel T. Willingham, Why Dont Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions about How the Mind Works and What it Means for the Classroom (very popular)Judy Willis, Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher, Teaching the Brain to Read: Strategies for Improving Fluency, Vocabulary, and ComprehensionBenjamin S. Bloom, Taxonomy of Education Objectives, Book 1: Cognitive DomainRon Ritchhart, Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Indepndence for All Learners Ellen Galinksy, Mind in the Making: Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child NeedsElizabeth Green, Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone)Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, Making Classrooms Better: 50 Practical Applications of Mind, Brain, and Education Science (2014), Mind, Brain, and Education Science: A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching Benedict Carey, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It HappensJudith Grunert, The Course Syllabus: A Learning-Centered Approach Linda B. Nilson, Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors Linda Nilson, Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students Self-Awareness and Learning SkillsJames E. Zull, The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning (2002)John Medina, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (2014)David. A Sousa, Mind, Brain, and Education: Neuroscience Implications for the Classroom, How the Brain Learns (2011 )Anita Woolfolk Hoy, Educational Psychology (12th Edition)Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow (bestseller in Medical Applied Psychology, very popular)David Perkins, Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School (expanded edition)Daniel J. Siegel, The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Childs Developing Mind (bestseller in Medical Child Psychology) Susan A. Ambrose, How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Learning Ceri B. Dean, Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (second edition)Ralph W. Tyler, Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction Edward De Bono, Teach Your Children How to Think (Penguin, 1994) -- See also De Bonos Thinking Course on the BBC

Radical EducationPaulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Education for Critical Consciousness, Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage, Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those Who Dare to Teach, Communion: The Female Search for LoveBell hooks, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope, All about Love: New Visions, Writing Beyond Race: Living Theory and Practice, The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love, We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity, Killing Rage: Ending Racism, Feminism is For Everybody: Passionate PoliticsHenry A. Giroux, Border Crossings: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education, Between Borders: Pedagogy and the Politics of Cultural Studies (1993), On Critical Pedagogy (Critical Pedagogy Today), Teachers as Intellectuals: Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Learning, Zombie Politics and Culture in an Age of Casino Capitalism, Theory and Resistance in Education, The Violence of Organized Forgetting, Pedagogy and the Politics of Hope, Americas Education Deficit and the War on Youth, Education and the Crisis of Public Values, Youth in RevoltIvan Illich, Deschooling Society Jerome Karabel, Power and Ideology in Education Ira Shor, A Pedagogy for Liberation: Dialogues on Transforming Education, Empowering Education: Critical Teaching for Social ChangeMaurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, Pat Griffin (eds.), Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (2007, second ed.)Nanda Van Gestel, The Unschooling ManualWilliam Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life (very popular)Noam Chomsky, Chomsky on Mis-EducationJacques Ranciere, The Ignorant Schoolmaster: Five Lessons in Intellectual Emancipation Grace Llewellyn, The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real life Education, Guerilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School The Critical Pedagogy Reader: Second EditionHoward Gardner, The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach (20th anniversary edition)Peter McLaren, Critical Pedagogy: Where Are We Now?, Life in Schools: An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of Education (5th edition)Jeffrey M. Duncan-Andrade, Ernest Morrell, The Art of Critical Pedagogy: Possibilities for Moving from Theory to Practice in Urban Schools (Peter Lang, 2008 -- highly endorsed)William E. Doll, Jr., A Post-Modern Perspective on CurriculumKim Case, Deconstructing Privilege: Teaching and Learning as Allies in the Classroom

Educational Theory and PhilosophyJean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile: Or On Education Michael Polanyi, The Tacit Dimension Dan Rothstein, Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own QuestionsMortimer J. Adler, Paideia Proposal: an Educational Manifesto Samuel D. Rocha, A Primer for Philosophy and Education (2014)Steven M. Cahn, The Philosophy of Education: The Essential Texts William Ayers, To Teach: The Journey, in Comics, To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher Ron Berger, An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students Michael W. Apple, Official Knowledge: Democratic Education in a Conservative Age (Routledge, third edition)Jay McTighe, Understanding By Design (second edition, 2005)Angela Maiers, Classroom Habitudes (Revised Edition): Teaching Habits and Attitudes for the 21st CenturyMichael Oakeshott, The Voice of Liberal LearningAlfred North Whitehead, The Aims of Education and Other EssaysAllan Bloom, The Closing of the American MindMartha C. Nussbaum, Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities St. Augustine, On Christian Teaching Ron Ritchhart, Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Need to Master to Truly Transform Our Schools

Race, Culture, and ImmigrationAntonia Darder, Culture and Power in the Classroom: Educational Foundations for the Schooling of Bicultural Students (Second ed.)Stacey J. Lee, Up Against Whiteness: Race, School and Immigrant YouthNorma Gonzalez, Funds of Knowledge: Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and ClassroomsGary R. Howard, We Cant Teach What we Dont Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools Annette Lareau, Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life (2nd edition)William Perez, Americans By Heart: Undocumented Latino Students and the Promise of Higher Education Guadalupe Valdes, Con Respeto: Bridging the Distances Between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools: An Ethnographic PortraitJose Vilson, This is Not a Test: New Narratives on Race, Class, and EducationCristina Igoa, The Inner World of the Immigrant Child Maurianne Adams, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice Gloria Ladson-Billings, The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children (2009, very highly endorsed)Carola Suarez-Orozco, Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in America, Transformations: Immigration, Family Life, and Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents, Children of Immigrants (Harvard, 2002)Amanda E. Lewis, Race in the Schoolyard: Negotiating the Color Line in Classrooms and Communities Lisa Delpit, The Skin that we Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom, Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations for Other Peoples ChildrenLaurie Olson, Made in America: Immigrant Students in our Public SchoolsAngela Valenzuela, Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of CaringLorraine S. Taylor, Bridging Multiple Worlds: Case Studies of Diverse Educational Communities (Second ed.)Specific to DisciplineSam Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past Susan Thurman, The Only Grammar Book Youll Ever Need (very popular)Deborah Appleman, Critical Encounters in High School English: Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents (Second Edition)John C. Bean, Engaging Ideas: The Professors Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the ClassroomOtherJohn W. Creswell, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (bestseller in Social Sciences Methodology)Dannelle D. Stevens, Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning Lawrence A. Machi, The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success (second edition)Howard S. Becker, Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While Youre Doing ItTimothy A. Pychyl, Solving the Procrastination Puzzle Yong Zhao, Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in an Age of Globalization Mildred C. Gore, Inclusion Strategies for Secondary Classrooms: Keys for Struggling LearnersGerald Graff, They Say / I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing (third edition)Peter Elbow, Writing Without Teachers HistoryWayne J. Urban, American Education: A HistoryJoel Spring, Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality: A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States William C. Ringenberg, The Christian College: A history of Protestant Higher Education in America Frederick Rudolph, The American College and University: A history (1990)Joel Spring, Political Agendas for Education: From Change We Can Believe In to Putting America FirstWilliam Henry Schubert, Love, Justice, and Education: John Dewey and the Utopians James A. Berlin, Rhetoric and Reality: Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1900 - 1985David Tyack, Tinkering Toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform, The One Best System: A History of American Urban Education Dana Goldstein, The Teacher Wars: A History of Americas Most Embattled ProfessionJohn Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory School (10th Anniversary Edition)Christopher T. Cross, Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age (Updated Edition, Teachers College, 2010)William H. Watkins, The White Architects of Black Education: Ideology and Power in America, 1865 - 1954