Freakonimics Study Guide

While reading a post from Anne Davis, I got turned on to the blog from the authors of Freakonomics. If you haven’t read the book, I highly reccomend it. Fascinating peek at today’s world in ways you would never ordinarily consider. It’s a quick read too, like reading a magazine.

Appearantly, quite a few colleges are using it as part of their curriculum now. What’s interesting though is that Harper Collins commissioned somebody to create a study guide to go along with the book, both teacher’s and student’s editions. The cost? Free. Obviously they’re hoping that if you use the study guide, you’ll buy a bunch of copies of the book, but ulterior motives aside, it’s still pretty darn cool. Both are downloadable, but you do need to register at the site to get the teachers edition.

3 Comments

Anne Davis
10/5/2006

I love this blogging world. My post led you to this, which I had not gotten to. Now I am headed back. Wahoo! This is the way to learn! I have not read the book yet but it’s on my list.

Ben
10/5/2006

Funny you should mention this book Steve. I had a fourth grader tell me yesterday that he was reading the book. i asked him if it was his parents and he was just “reading along” with them. Nope, he said, he had started it over vacation and was through the first chapter. I was impressed, considering I have yet to crack the book myself. If kids that young are attempting to read it, it’s a sounds choice for older students for sure.