Lit'l Bit's Classroom Book

There is a tendency to love new ideas and assume that ways of doing things in the past were not only different but also wrong. For example, in Harry Wong's The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher he often mentions the ways teachers did things in the past and how harmful they were without actually giving examples of such practices or evidence that they were the prevailing way or the only way. But this isn't a review of Wong.

The Seven Laws of Teaching was first published in 1886. And yet Gregory's ideas feel very modern and fresh, emphasizing student-driven teaching and facilitating learning rather than transmitting knowledge. It goes to show that sometimes we're not as innovative as we think we are. It's also a really enjoyable and helpful book, though perhaps less practical than more modern books.