EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE

Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice, by Howard Gardner

Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, by Thomas Armstrong

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman

A Mind at a Time, by Mel Levine

The Learning Brain, by Eric Jensen

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14, by Chip Wood

Temperament Tools: Working With Your Child’s Inborn Traits, by Helen Neville


MOVIES

Dead Poets’ Society, starring Robin Williams
A teacher uses creative and sometimes unorthodox methods to inspire his students' love for learning.

Stand and Deliver, starring Edward James Olmos
In the face of public doubt, a teacher helps his students achieve what was previously thought impossible.

Nanny McPhee, starring Emma Thompson
A nanny of incorrigible children finds amazing ways to get her young charges attention, and earns their love in the process.