I loved this book! It was a required read for my master's program.

Extremely up-to-date practical brain research for the classroom. I found something to improve my teaching on every page and reaffirmations for the strategies I regularly use.

Great information but nothing earth shattering within these pages. I guess I knew more about brain based learning than I knew. I did like the research and I'll probably share some of that with the faculty at school.

I find appreciation in the brain research on classroom and instruction. The chapters leading up to the application were focused on brain research and brain function. I was able to apply the concepts to my classroom or students especially on rewards and motivation, that was helpful. Jensen's research was thorough, more than I needed, but helpful to lay the foundation for understanding. I wish there would have been more application of the research versus depth of research.

Educators read this book especially if you're interested in "getting in the minds of students" and focusing on learning.

this book was insightful as to the inner workings of the brain. There is a dramatic shift from the first edition to the second edition and would not recommend the first addition to anyone.

In my opinion, this is a MUST-READ for all educators!

It is amazing what neuroscience has taught in the past 5 years about how we learn. This resource presents complex concepts in a highly accessible manner. Basic brain anatomy, how the brain changes over time, how positive and negative emtions affect the brain..and much more are included in this easy to read book.

Excellent textbook; definitely recommend to anyone who teaches.

I enjoyed reading this book, it made me reflect on how we educate students and ourselves.

Here are some things I picked up:
- avoid threats, don't make snide remarks about the student or their performance
- encourage a healthy lifestyle (getting enough sleep, exercising, and having a good diet)
- make learning fun, meaningful, and engaging by introducing theatre, role play, art, field trips, experiments, journaling, mind maps, debates, discussions, projects, and presentations
- change the environment by decorating the classroom, having a class outside, or going on a field trip

Okay, this was assigned reading for work. Dont get me wrong I liked the information and agreed with the authors premise, however I wish there something more to it. It through out tons on data and what you could do but it felt like it was missing that one thing to make using it realistic. So many ofmthe suggestions were things outside of my control.

This would not have been a book I read in my own if it were not assigned for class. And the first 3 chapters and the incredibly dense scientific language almost got me to give up. However, Jensen does a good job of explaining his thoughts, even if he’s a bit long winded.

I obviously will need to take the information and distill how I want to be a teacher from it. I am encouraged that most of my practices were already mentioned in the book, and explained as to why things felt “natural” to me.

Overall I think the students are just too unique to really use all of this doctrine. It can be incorporated into my teaching style but I still have to be myself, and I still need them to learn the standards.

I should begin my comments by saying that I read the original version of Teaching with the Brain in Mind, which has been now updated. I found it at Half Price Books and was pretty far into it before I realized there was a newer version. The book offered a lot of information about the physiology of learning (more than I really needed or wanted), quite a few concepts about learning that were interesting, and many specific suggestions about teaching techniques. Of these three elements, the specific teaching ideas received the least attention. The book was interesting and gave me enough information to start changing some things I do as a teacher. However, I would have liked more ideas and especially more fleshing out of the kind of activities and lessons that would be most "brain-compatible." Despite a few limitations, the book is worth reading for any teacher. Given how much brain research has been done since 1998, I'm sure the newer addition would have even more helpful ideas.