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Reading and research, by Terry Freedman

Reading and research, by Terry Freedman

Book review round-up to 22 September 2019

September 25, 2019

Here is a set of links to the educational computing books I’ve reviewed up till 22 September 2019.

Incidentally, if you’re fed up with books you have to read, and would prefer an unreadable one with lots of tables to consult instead, then check out my latest opus. It’s called Computing and related qualifications, and is intended to make it quicker and easier for the Head of Computing in English schools to find a computing qualification that would suit some or even all of their students.

Here’s the link: Computing and related qualifications

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Review: The Shortest History of AI
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June 26, 2026
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Review: Teacher Geek
June 24, 2026

Every so often I like to take a look, or another look, at a book published a while ago, and today I’ve been looking at Teacher Geek, by Rachel Jones.

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Review: Teach Fast
June 5, 2026

The book contains some interesting ideas.

June 5, 2026
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June 4, 2026
A question of leadership
June 4, 2026

I have somewhat dichotomous views of this question of whether leaders make a difference, or much of a difference. I think my views can be classified as macro and micro.

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May 24, 2026
Review: Effective Teaching: Evidence and Practice
May 24, 2026

Although this is a few years old now (2018), it has stood the test of time.

May 24, 2026
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May 15, 2026
Review: One for maths teachers
May 15, 2026

This wide-ranging book takes in probability, fractals, astronomy, Babbage, Lovelace and a host of other areas and people.

May 15, 2026
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Reviews: Two for History teachers
May 15, 2026

Two books on the Nazi era.

May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
Review: One for English teachers
May 15, 2026

No book about the craft of writing seems complete without a stern chapter on the importance of eschewing adverbs and adjectives - but what to put in their place?

May 15, 2026
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May 10, 2026
Review: The Great Formal Machinery Works: Theories of Deduction and Computation at the Origins of the Digital Age
May 10, 2026

If you’re of a mathematical bent this could be just the book to delve into.

May 10, 2026
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Review: How to lie with statistics
May 6, 2026

Although this book is over 60 years old, it is remarkably apposite for our times -- and especially in the fields of educational research and assessing pupils' understanding and progress.

May 6, 2026
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