Teach Like a Pirate! Book Review

As Dave Burgess explains in his latest book, his suggestion to teach like a pirate has nothing to do with the formal definition of pirate and everything to do with the spirit of a pirate.

Here are a few characteristics of pirates that we need in educational leaders:

• daring and adventurous
• willing to voyage in uncharted territories with no guarantee of success
• seek creativity
• risk takers
• embrace diverse crew members
• pursue treasure even through rough and constantly changing waters

Do any of these resonate with you and your classroom? Are you a pirate on the Fulbright ship? Let's reflect together as we set sail for a new school year. Subscribe to the TLAP tab for new posts on best practices outlined in the book.

Click on the following links for details on each letter of the PIRATE philosophy:

P is for PASSION

I is for IMMERSION

R is for RAPPORT

A is for ASK & ANALYZE

T is for TRANSFORMATION

E is for ENTHUSIASM