In this book, Einstein: His Life and Universe, Walter Isaacson describes the personality, life, and mind of Einstein through numerous letters over the course of his life. This bold description of a rebellious student and thinker outlined clearly how questioning conventional wisdom and cultivating his curiosity for the world around him laid the foundations for him to unlock some of the deepest mysteries to the universe that we know today.
I think that this was a great book and am going out on a limb to give it a 5. Apart from his findings, which were many, it was the most interesting to learn about Einstein the person. It was truly his creative thinking and firm beliefs in individual freedoms that led to these discoveries. I think that my students would like his views on education and his questioning of authority. It became a much more creative, individual, and intrinsic version of learning and discover than what is given in many of today's classrooms around this country.
With that, the book illustrates very well how Einstein grows up and what his passions were as a student. I look at the top photo and I see some of my students in my class today. To think, could we be teaching the next Einstein? The thought keeps me humble. Next year I plan on putting up pictures of famous scientists with their teenage counterpart picture next to them. I think it is important that students don't get detached from the idea of a scientist that is so far out of reach that they are unrelatable. They all started as students just like we did.
As stated, this was a great book full of anecdotes, quotes, and science. This will definitely enrich my class as I will be bringing in quotes, stories, and the science behind the genius. It is highly recommended for teachers of any science.
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
With that, the book illustrates very well how Einstein grows up and what his passions were as a student. I look at the top photo and I see some of my students in my class today. To think, could we be teaching the next Einstein? The thought keeps me humble. Next year I plan on putting up pictures of famous scientists with their teenage counterpart picture next to them. I think it is important that students don't get detached from the idea of a scientist that is so far out of reach that they are unrelatable. They all started as students just like we did.
As stated, this was a great book full of anecdotes, quotes, and science. This will definitely enrich my class as I will be bringing in quotes, stories, and the science behind the genius. It is highly recommended for teachers of any science.
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."