Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” So with this in mind, Brennan Bernard (director of college counseling at the Derryfield School in Manchester, N.H.) asks his colleagues in high school counseling and college admission to recommend their favorite books from the year, and every year, the recommendations are amazing.
Right now I am reading:
There are some older ones here that I can personally recommend, for example:
“Colleges That Change Lives” by Loren Pope, revised by Hilary Masell Oswald
And a few I just read recently that I really liked:
“Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover
“The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds” by Michael Lewis
“How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success” by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Read the full list here. I have already put these on hold at my local library:
“Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives”by Rachel Simmons
“At What Cost?: Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools” by David L. Gleason
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