For more than 50 years, Dorothy DeLay has taught violin at Juilliard. Her pupils form a Who's Who of the violin world, from Itzhak Perlman and Gil Shaham to Midori and Sarah Chang. For more than 10 years the author was granted access to DeLay's classes and lessons, and this book reveals the seemingly casual methods that hide a deep intuition of each student's needs. It is both an exploration of the mysteries of teaching and learning and a feast of anecdotes about an extraordinary character.

For over ten years, the author was granted access to DeLay's classes and lessons at the Juilliard School and at the Aspen Music Festival/School, and this book reveals DeLay's deeply intuitive approach to each student's needs. Sand examines the childhoods of several DeLay students, taking a long look at one of today's foremost stars, Sarah Chang. Woven through these accounts are key issues in the care and training of exceptional young artists. Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg are among the musicians who provide their very personal assessments of DeLay as friend and teacher.

The history and philosophy of science provide a deep well of lessons and analogies for educators. Historically, geniuses are produced by certain recurring historical patterns which, once understood, can be synthesized into practical curricular and professional development guides for teachers and administrators. Drawing on history, philosophy, theoretical physics, neuroscience, and the best scholarship on teacher practice, Teaching Genius: Redefining Education with Lessons from Science and Philosophy presents a new vision for educational reform, one which is shaped by teachers and framed by history. Written by a classroom teacher, Teaching Genius is philosophical and practical, deeply rooted, and immediately applicable. Teachers and administrators looking to invigorate their classroom practices or their staffs will find this book to be indispensable. To learn more about Teaching Genius, and other works by Chris Edwards, check out his website here.