Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better
There's an old saying, "Practice makes perfect.
" Most of us know that this saying is really not accurate, it should be "Practice makes permanent.
" If you want to be perfect, you would have to modify the saying to "Perfect practice makes perfect.
" And that is what this book is about.
"Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better" by Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway and Katie Yezzi focuses on how you can practice better, and if you are a teacher or coach, how you can design successful practices.
I liked the book, and found it to contain a lot of practical advice on how to practice better, and more importantly how to design courses or classes to help others have more success with their practice.
Lemov's previous book is "Teach Like a Champion" and this book continues with advice on how to be a better teacher.
The book is a bit academic in places, and as such might be perceived as dry or theory than useful.
I'd challenge readers who are not teachers and used to academic reading to analyze these parts of the book to determine how to sue the information in their situations.
The book is divided into parts that focus on rethinking what practice really is, how to practice to get the most from it, using modeling to enhance performance, the importance of feedback and how to give it, the culture of practice, and post practice and how to make new skills stick.
There is also an appendix that shares some of the teaching techniques from "Teach Like a Champion" and some sample practice activities.
I liked the inclusion of the teaching techniques because I'd never read the first book, and I found having them included here helped understand the 42 rules and well as provided some good guidance for teaching.
I especially liked the right is right technique.
The rules set out in "Practice Perfect" will help anyone achieve more through practicing whatever skills they want to learn.
These rules will also help teachers and coaches do their jobs better.
It's a book I'm glad I read, because I will be using some of these rules to make myself better, and to make myself a better instructor.
While some parts may be too academic for some, I encourage you to take a look and see how "Practice Perfect" can help you get better at getting better.
" Most of us know that this saying is really not accurate, it should be "Practice makes permanent.
" If you want to be perfect, you would have to modify the saying to "Perfect practice makes perfect.
" And that is what this book is about.
"Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better" by Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway and Katie Yezzi focuses on how you can practice better, and if you are a teacher or coach, how you can design successful practices.
I liked the book, and found it to contain a lot of practical advice on how to practice better, and more importantly how to design courses or classes to help others have more success with their practice.
Lemov's previous book is "Teach Like a Champion" and this book continues with advice on how to be a better teacher.
The book is a bit academic in places, and as such might be perceived as dry or theory than useful.
I'd challenge readers who are not teachers and used to academic reading to analyze these parts of the book to determine how to sue the information in their situations.
The book is divided into parts that focus on rethinking what practice really is, how to practice to get the most from it, using modeling to enhance performance, the importance of feedback and how to give it, the culture of practice, and post practice and how to make new skills stick.
There is also an appendix that shares some of the teaching techniques from "Teach Like a Champion" and some sample practice activities.
I liked the inclusion of the teaching techniques because I'd never read the first book, and I found having them included here helped understand the 42 rules and well as provided some good guidance for teaching.
I especially liked the right is right technique.
The rules set out in "Practice Perfect" will help anyone achieve more through practicing whatever skills they want to learn.
These rules will also help teachers and coaches do their jobs better.
It's a book I'm glad I read, because I will be using some of these rules to make myself better, and to make myself a better instructor.
While some parts may be too academic for some, I encourage you to take a look and see how "Practice Perfect" can help you get better at getting better.
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