{"product_id":"fires-in-the-mind-kathleen-cushman-9781118160213","title":"Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery","description":"\u003cb\u003eTeens talk to adults about how they develop motivation and mastery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students' ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreaks new ground by bringing youth voices to a timely topic-motivation and mastery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes worksheets, tips, and discussion guides that help put the book's ideas into practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthor has 18 previous books on adolescent learning and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Educational Leadership, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Educator\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFires in the Bathroom\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the next-step book that pushes the conversation to next level, as teenagers tackle the pressing challenges of motivation and mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Cushman, The Students of What Kids Can Do\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118160215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118160213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.46w x 0.55d","brand":"Kathleen Cushman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947776868607,"sku":"9781118160213","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_59436465-146f-473d-a329-f84ee30b63a1.jpg?v=1681520733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fires-in-the-mind-kathleen-cushman-9781118160213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}