Culturize
Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.

This book has a solid message: remain positive and work hard for every student. I can get behind that. But, the actual experience of reading this book is not entirely motivational. The writing is really lazy in many parts it cannot afford to be. As an English teacher, I was constantly thinking, "Whe......more

It’s my opinion that teachers who choose to spend their own money on professional books and choose to spend their summer break reading professional books typically aren’t in need of a lecture on building relationships with students. Listened via Hoopla......more

Yikes. This book is filled with generic and mostly useless platitudes and anecdotes. It's not well organized, and does nothing to address equity, disproportionality, or any of the very real systemic issues that contribute to culture and climate issues. There were a few nuggets I appreciated, but I t......more

This wasn’t career-altering or life-altering or anything, but it certainly was inspiring. I was reminded of why I do what I do: to make an impact on kids. I was brought to tears while reading this on multiple occasions. If you are in education, this would bless you!......more

As PLC leaders at my school, we read this book together during our monthly meetings. It was so interesting and gave us great ideas and potent reminders about helping students as educators and administrators. Sometimes as educators, we get so caught up in the curriculum that we forgot why we are teac......more