{"id":3606,"date":"2015-08-23T20:09:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T20:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=3606"},"modified":"2015-08-23T20:10:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T20:10:10","slug":"big-picture-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2015\/08\/23\/big-picture-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Big picture reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>If as an educator and the read to inform yourself about your profession, I would propose you consider several books that are about the context within which educators function. Glass, for example, proposes that politics and economics are stronger determinants of learner experience than learning science. Educators may not think on this level, but to be effective advocates perhaps they should. All books here are available for the Kindle or Kindle app.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Friedman &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hot-Flat-Crowded-Revolution-America\/dp\/0312428928\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1440288056&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=hot+flat+and+crowded+by+thomas+friedman&amp;pebp=1440288064768&amp;perid=0HE82RAZS9X6MP72PA1C\">Hot, flat &amp; crowded<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Friedman &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/That-Used-Be-Us-Invented\/dp\/1250013720\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1440288116&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=that+used+to+be+us&amp;pebp=1440288126244&amp;perid=0PJ2HG2ZDWZ7S94Z0R8A\">That used to be us<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Glass &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/That-Used-Be-Us-Invented\/dp\/1250013720\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1440288116&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=that+used+to+be+us&amp;pebp=1440288126244&amp;perid=0PJ2HG2ZDWZ7S94Z0R8A\">Fertilizer, pills and magnetic strips<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Lessig &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Republic-Lost-Money-Corrupts-Congress--\/dp\/0446576441\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1440289595&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=republic+lost&amp;pebp=1440289609016&amp;perid=0KWX84JNXGRBFHRVTYA9\">Republic lost<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_3606\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"3606\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If as an educator and the read to inform yourself about your profession, I would propose you consider several books that are about the context within which educators function. 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