What is Ruby reading?

The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, and Miracles by Bruce Lipton

Bruce Lipton is a quantum biologist, and his research has been done with stem cells. He looks at how environments shape cells. In his original research he put the same cells in different petri dishes and got very different results. Rather than use Newtonian concepts of science, he uses quantum—the research that looks at how relationships and energy change outcomes. I am fascinated.

What Works May Hurt: Side Effects in Education by Yong Zhao

For the last 50 years of educational practice, there has been basically no change in the gap between the achievement of students in poverty and students in educated, affluent households. In fact, the final research on Race to the Top indicated that the $7 billion dollars spent on it made no difference in student achievement. What Zhao talks about is all the unintended, damaging consequences of federal law for students. It is so true.

Ruby Payne2019-12-05T07:05:24-06:00September 18th, 2019|aha! Moments, Inside aha! Process, Ruby Payne|

About the Author: Ruby Payne

In her two decades as a consultant on education and economic class, Ruby has published more than a dozen books and spoken extensively around the globe. Ruby empowers educators and community leaders to address issues of poverty in classrooms, communities, businesses, hospitals, churches, and social services. Through aha! Process programs and conferences, Ruby has certified thousands of trainees in her Framework for Understanding Poverty and Bridges Out of Poverty models. Her book Emotional Poverty won an IPPY Award from the Independent Publishers organization, which named it one of the best educational resources of the year. Over her distinguished career, Ruby has worked as a teacher and principal, written K–12 curriculum in all subject areas, and assisted in strategic planning and staff development programs for multiple organizations. Ruby’s work guides educators and community leaders through her extensive library of resources. She aims to equip everyone she meets with the tools to write a future story full of hope.