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Reading for a mentor academy

More reading for grad school but honestly, I am really enjoying this. I have been wanting to improve my listening skills and this book has great advice. I am a chronic over-talker and interrupter so this is helpful for me.

Note to self: go back to 101 and use these questions in union work

Something I noticed about the writer's style is that Knight tends to include quotations from other people that are comparisons. Carol Walker, an instructional coach in Wyoming, reports, "[L]istening is like oxygen" (Knight 51). She continues to explain that a coach and a teacher can't form a relationship with the "oxygen" of listening. Knight's decision to select quotations from experts helps me understand the ideas.

Easy professional read. I’m learning so much!

Though provoking. I’m excited to try these strategies and work on integrating these mindsets in my work with teachers.

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Chapters 4-6 captured my attention.

Reading for work so normally wouldn't post, but enjoying so much more than I'd have imagined. Applicable to all areas of life.

Reading for work so normally wouldn't post, but enjoying so much more than I'd have imagined. Applicable to all areas of life.

"Schools are only as good as the conversations within them."