DANIEL T. WILLINGHAM is professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. His bestselling first book, “Why Don’t Students Like School?” (Jossey-Bass, 2009), was hailed as “a triumph” by The Washington Post and “brilliant analysis” by The Wall Street Journal, recommended by scores of magazines and blogs, and translated into many languages. His most recent book, “When Can You Trust the Experts?” (Jossey-Bass, 2012), was named recommended reading by Nature and Scientific American and made CHOICE’s list of Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013. Willingham writes a regular column called “Ask the Cognitive Scientist” for the American Federation of Teachers’ magazine, American Educator, and blogs frequently for RealClearEducation.com. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, and of the Association for Psychological Science.
