I Read Many Things

Tag: Psychology

  • Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande

    One of the most vivid childhood memories I have revolves around death. Not the death of a loved one or a pet or anything dramatic. One day, at 8 years of age, I simply became aware of the concept of death. I won’t go into the details, but I can tell you it was extremely…

  • Think Again : The Power of Knowing What We Don’t Know, by Adam Grant

    “Knowing what you don’t know.” Those few words were all I needed to want to read this book. As someone who absolutely LOVES to learn about anything and everything, I’ve always been fascinated by the process of learning, how knowledge can evolve, the value of questioning and doubting. In other words, I am the perfect…

  • When the Body Says No : The Cost of Hidden Stress, by Gabor Maté

    The very first article I wrote here was about Gabor Maté’s “Scattered Minds”, a fantastic book about ADHD. It’s the book that pushed me to go on this little blog project that I had been entertaining for a few months beforehand. Naturally, any other book written by the same author would catch my eye. “When The…

  • Raising Critical Thinkers, by Julie Bogart

    While there is a seemingly infinite number of issues facing education at the present, I would argue none is more pressing than equipping this young generation with the necessary critical thinking skills to navigate the world. At this point, it’s annoyingly cliché to point out the over-abundance of information circulating on the Internet, and resorting…

  • The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, by Oliver Sacks

    Let’s get one thing out of the gate, the title of this book belongs in the Hall of Fame of Book Titles. And if such a thing does not exist, we’ll have to create it from scratch. It obviously played a role in me buying it, but I had heard of Oliver Sacks beforehand. A…

  • Nonviolent Communication : A Language of Life, by Marshall B. Rosenberg (fr)

    Il y a environ deux ans, mes collègues de travail et moi-même avons eu droit à une formation en communication non-violente. Durant cette journée bien remplie, nous avons entendu le nom de Marshall B. Rosenberg à environ douze mille reprises, ce qui témoigne de l’importance de cet homme dans la conception de cette méthode de…

  • Scattered Minds, by Gabor Maté (FR)

    Après avoir vu le nom de cet auteur apparaître dans plusieurs listes de recommandations sur certaines librairies virtuelles qui resteront anonymes, j’ai finalement acheté ce livre dans un commerce local que j’affectionne particulièrement. Le titre est assez évocateur et le sujet toujours d’actualité dans mon métier d’enseignant. Plusieurs enfants auxquels j’ai enseigné présentent des comportements…