He talks about how he learned to play guitar as an adult, and struggled to find a guitar teacher that didn't make the experience miserable. He also relates a couple of experiences with his dad's coworker who visited and took him fishing, something his...  Read More

Learning by heart is a first-person story from the mind of an educator. The author sees the futility of learning by rote and wants to save others from those struggles. He also sees the importance of listening to the learner and respecting their curios...  Read More

Tony wagner's memoir, learning by heart, is a memoir/education treatise. Wagner was hired as the executive director of educators for social responsibility (esr) wagner discusses ways in which the goal of a high school diploma geared for college readin...  Read More