As I finish the final preparations for our last book study on Hector Ruiz Martín’s tour de force, How Do We Learn?, I’ve been thinking about where I would place this book within the pantheon of science of learning and cognitive science texts I’ve read over the last couple of years. I don’t think I would say this is a book that all teachers must read. But let me qualify that. I wouldn’t say that about any single book. The impact that the science of learning and cognitive science can have on student learning and success is far too important and complex to be accomplished by reading one text. No single book can provide everything educators need to know. What matters is developing a deep and coherent understanding of the evidence base across time, texts, and experiences. In addition, all teachers reading the book will not reform a system in the United States, which still in a majority of circumstances does not promote evidence-informed practices. What all teachers can and should have, however, is the evidence presented in this book, and many others like it, explicitly taught to them in teacher preparation programs, reinforced and refined through ongoing professional learning in schools and districts, and embedded within teacher certification requirements by state departments of education. That is how we move teaching in the United States toward becoming a truly evidence-informed profession. One book cannot accomplish all that. A professional system can. @hruizmartin @Doug_Lemov

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