The book and documentary Most Likely to Succeed are about the most inspirational and frustrating works I’ve seen on education. They describe the type of teaching I like—inquiry-driven project-based learning—as well as the problems with the current school system.
I feel irresponsible just writing that I liked them without saying much about them. Reading the book, nearly every page merited a post. So I couldn’t think of how to represent it. All I can say is you’ll be glad you read them if you do. Especially if you teach or have kids in school.
Here’s a video of an interview with the director and producer:
I may have posted about the movie before but probably not the book.
