New Jersey SEEDS’ Annual Heads of School Reading Poll
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Each year, New Jersey SEEDS surveys Heads of selective schools across the country to determine which books they recommend to peers and colleagues. Below are this year’s suggestions.
What educational, management or leadership book(s) are on your summer reading list?
Unselfie – Dr. Michele Borba
Quiet – Susan Cain
The Human Side of Social Change – Robert Evans
Empathy, Mindfulness, Resilience and Happiness – from the Harvard Business Review’s Emotional Intelligence Series
Whiplash – Joi Ito and Jeff Howe
Creative Schools – Ken Robinson
The End of Average – Todd Rose
Just Mercy – Bryan Stevenson
The Perfect Assessment System – Rick Stiggens
Reclaiming Conversations: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age – Sherry Turkle
What educational, management or leadership book(s) would you recommend to your colleagues?
Make it Stick – Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
Untangled – Lisa Damour
The Human Side of Side of Social Change – Robert Evans
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In – Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, Bruce Patton
Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People – Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji
Whiplash – Joi Ito and Jeff Howe
Whistling Vivaldi – Claude M. Steele
What inspirational or life-changing book(s) would you recommend to your colleagues?
Between the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates
Peace Like a River – Leif Enger
Choosing Civility – P. M. Forni
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion – Jonathan Haidt
On Liberty – John Stuart Mill
Deep Work – Cal Newport
The Optimist Good Morning – Florence Hobart Perin
The Underground Railroad – Colsen Whitehead
What has been the best book you’ve read this year?
Make it Stick – Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kananithi
Where Men Find Glory – Jon Krakauer
Citizen: An American Lyric – Claudia Rankine
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are – Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy
Reclaiming Conversation – Shelly Turkle
Just Mercy – Dorothy Van Soest
Underground Railroad – Colsen Whitehead