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Make Your School a Masterpiece Can you imagine starting a school day with the festive, circus-like nature of the Beatles’ music? That kind of positivity, says author–educator Sean Gaillard, is the attitude “all schoolhouses must be rooted in, as we are in the collective agency for world-changing work.” In The…

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This book combines a few of our favorite things: creativity, collaboration, and…The Beatles?!

Using one of the best albums of all time—Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band—author Sean Gaillard shows educators what it takes to build the kind of school that every child deserves. Can you imagine walking into a schoolhouse that’s bursting with the energy of Sgt. Pepper?

Gaillard shows it’s possible, and he makes sure we have some fun along the way.

From Ryan's list on The best books for teaching (and raising) creative, curious, caring kids.

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