Overview
"We live in a competition loving culture. We love the performance, the big win, the ticking seconds of the clock as the game comes down to the wire. We watch games and cheer, sometimes to the point of obsession, but if we really wanted to see greatness--wanted to cheer for it, see it happen, understand what made it happen--we'd spend our time watching, obsessing on, and maybe even cheering the practices instead. This book puts practice on the front burner of all who seek to instill talent and achievement in others as well as in themselves. This is a journey to understand that practice, not games, makes champions. In this book, the authors engage the dream of better, both in fields and endeavors where participants know they should practice and also in those where many do not yet recognize the transformative power of practice. And it's not just whether you practice. How you practice may be a true competitive advantage. Deliberately engineered and designed practice can revolutionize our most important endeavors. The clear set of rules presented in Practice Perfect will make us better in virtually every performance of life. The ""how-to"" rules of practice cover such topics as rethinking practice, modeling excellent practice, using feedback, creating a culture of practice, making new skills stick, and hiring for practice."
Full Product Details
Author: Erica Woolway ,
Doug Lemov ,
Katie Yezzi ,
Brett Barry
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798212938303
Publication Date: 22 August 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Erica Woolway is the chief academic officer for the taxonomy of effective teaching practices at Uncommon Schools. Doug Lemove is a managing director of Uncommon Schools, which runs forty-nine high-performing urban charter schools. Doug is the author of Teach Like a Champion, Reading Reconsidered, and Practice Perfect. Katie Yezzi is the founding principal of Troy Prep Elementary School in New York. Brett Barry graduated from Syracuse University's television, radio, and film program and worked as an associate documentary producer for several years before moving into a career in voiceovers. In 2002, he signed with a voice-over agent in New York and began working in this field full-time. Brett's training includes improvisational acting at Manhattan's HB Studio, study of the Linklater voice techniques, and private coaching with some of the industry's top voice performers. His voice can be heard on over 100 audiobooks. He and his wife Rebecca live in New York and run Silver Hollow Audio, an independent audio production studio. Dan Heath is a senior fellow at Duke University's Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE). He and his brother, Chip are the bestselling authors of Made to Stick and Switch. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
