{"product_id":"9781620970225","title":"The Teaching Brain: An Evolutionary Trait at the Heart of Education","description":"What is at work in the mind of a five-year-old explaining the game of tag to a new friend? What is going on in the head of a thirty-five-year-old parent showing a first-grader how to button a coat? And what exactly is happening in the brain of a sixty-five-year-old professor discussing statistics with a room full of graduate students?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile research about the nature and science of learning abounds, shockingly few insights into how and why humans teach have emerged—until now. Countering the dated yet widely held presumption that teaching is simply the transfer of knowledge from one person to another, \u003cem\u003eThe Teaching Brain\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together scientific research and real-life examples to show that teaching is a dynamic interaction and an evolutionary cognitive skill that develops from birth to adulthood. With engaging, accessible prose, Harvard researcher Vanessa Rodriguez reveals what it \u003cem\u003eactually\u003c\/em\u003e takes to become an expert teacher. At a time when all sides of the teaching debate tirelessly seek to define good teaching—or even how to build a better teacher—\u003cem\u003eThe Teaching Brain\u003c\/em\u003e upends the misguided premises for how we measure the success of teachers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis game-changing analysis of how the mind teaches will transform common perceptions of one of the most essential human practices (and one of the most hotly debated professions), charting a path forward for teachers, parents, and anyone seeking to better understand learning—and unlocking the teaching brain in all of us.","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130607812848,"sku":"9781620970225","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620970225_p0.jpg?v=1763859407","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620970225","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}