Do any of you have personal knowledge of the books written by Michael Grinder? All the reviews of one of his books I read were either 5 or 1. I can't decide if it would be worth it to invest in a book or just play it safe and see if I can ILL it or something. Any info is appreciated. Thanks. Bev from Nebraska
Bev, Michael Grinder has been, without question, one of the most beneficial influences on my teaching career and personal life. His book EnVoy is wonderful for classroom management. It provides much of the "science," if you will, of management. There is also A Healthy Classroom with the subject of classroom dynamics and the art of classroom management . Righting the Education Conveyor Belt, if I remember correctly, begins to take you into learning and teaching styles/modalities. I believe he was working on a book about "Cats and Dogs" but I am not sure if that has been published yet--I would imagine it has. I looked at the website and it looks like it is titled Charisma... This is good stuff. He also has some work on non-verbal communication which is amazing The Illusive Obvious). As wonderful as the books are there is nothing that compares to seeing and learning from him in person. I can't tell you how brilliant of an educator he is. If you are going to go the book route, I would suggest beginning with EnVoy and then I think I moved to A Healthy Classroom and then Righting the Education Conveyor belt's (note sure of exact title-I don't have the book in front of me). Finally I would read the Charisma book, Classroom Magic and The Illusive Obvious books. I you would like to talk more you are welcome to contact me off of the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amy
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