I've read through chapter 7 and need to return it to the library. I may or may not get back to it. There were some interesting ideas, but the author came across as cranky and crotchety, so it wasn't a pleasure to read. Effective teaching means teaching these things:- how to be a critic- whom to respect and copy- how to know where you fit- how to take action- how to thinkAbilities should be taught, not subjects. "why don't kids like school? Because we teach them knowledge they won't need. How do they know this? They know that their parents don't know this stuff -- that is how. Many kids don't like math much and it is clear why. They find it boring and irrelevant and to anything they care about doing. If we think math is important, then why not teach it within a meaningful context, where it actually is used?" p. 89