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Kids Don't Learn from People They Don't Like

If one can believe the results of the research reported in this interesting book, it should be required reading for all teachers, teachers in training, and teachers of teachers. The subject of the book is the effect of humanistic teaching. An anecdote is related in the first few pages that focuses on the problems of promoting a student who has tried but not attained the appropriate grade level. Such a predicament is reminiscent of the 1960s, when we all had to take a second look at our responsibilities as teachers and realize that although content was important, there was more to teaching than just imparting cognition. The book is based on the results of research involving some 500 teachers and 10,000 students in two states. The authors claim ten years of research, but the data are based on a three-year study (1971-74) from a large city in Texas and a suburban-rural parish in Louisiana. Using Carkhuff's skills of interpersonal communication and Flander's and Bloom's scales, the authors undertook the task of significantly reducing absenteeism, improving IQ, and stimulating cognitive