Review: The best classroom in the world
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2013
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.This book is full of remarkable insights, advice, and practical wisdom that we know to be universally true, in all parts of the world, for all people. Here is my favorite quote: "The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person."Why this quote, in a book full of remarkable quotes and stories? As a teacher, I often use stories to exemplify concepts which I want students to store in their long term memory. The author of this book, Dolores Ayotte, is particularly adept at presenting her wisdom, knowledge and insights in an engaging, easily memorable way. Her conversational style has the feel of being taken back to a place and time in which we really did literally sit at the feet of an elderly storyteller, listening to the stories they told. Amazingly, we learned and never forgot the moral of the story. This is the universal power of storytelling, namely, we communicate powerful messages and information which we valued highly and wanted to keep alive for generations to come through the use of stories.Dolores is an excellent communicator. She has stories to share which will help you to realise your full human potential. I highly recommend this book. I am convinced you will return to read this book again and again, each time discovering something new that you did not notice the last time you read this book.