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Every book Katharine Birbalsingh recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Katharine Birbalsingh appears on, in one place — not just one.
Katharine Moana Birbalsingh is an education reform advocate and the founder and head teacher of Michaela Community School, a free school established in 2014 in Wembley Park, London. Appearing on The Rubin Report, Birbalsingh recommended E.D. Hirsch's book Why Knowledge Matters, describing him as the grandfather of the core knowledge movement and encouraging viewers to read the work. Later, on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Birbalsingh brought up Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation, praising it as brilliant for addressing the damage that technology and smartphones inflict on children. During the same podcast, she referenced Abigail Shrier's book Bad Therapy while discussing children's freedom and contemporary parenting approaches.
Books recommended by Katharine Birbalsingh
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Why Knowledge Matters
Why Knowledge Matters by E.
Recommended“his most recent book is why knowledge matters which I would encourage all of your viewers to read”
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Bad Therapy
Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier is a critical examination of modern therapeutic culture, gentle parenting methodologies, and the unintended consequences of psychological intervention on children and adolescents.
Discussed“Abigail Shrier in her excellent book Bad Therapy, also mentions this sort of thing, where they want children to have the freedom that they had when they were growing up.”
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt investigates the profound psychological and developmental toll that modern smartphones, social media, and a decline in unsupervised play have inflicted on today's youth.
Discussed“Jonathan Haidt has written his book on the anxious generation. I think it's absolutely brilliant. He's talking about the damage that tech has been doing to children and smartphones in particular”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“you know you got Malcolm Gladwell you got you know Steve Jobs you got the Beatles you spend a lot of time doing something you will get really good at it”