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What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education
Guy Claxton
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Description for What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education
Paperback. Guiding readers past the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams, this book proves that education's key responsibility should be to create enthusiastic learners who will go on to thrive as adults in a swiftly-changing, dynamic world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful exams, today’s schools actually do more harm than good. Guiding readers past the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams, Claxton proves that education’s key responsibility should be to create enthusiastic learners who will go on to thrive as adults in a swiftly-changing, dynamic world. Students must be encouraged to sharpen their wits, ask questions, and think for themselves - all without chucking out Shakespeare or the Periodic Table.
Blending down-to-earth examples with the latest advances in brain science, and written with passion, wit, and ... Read more
With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful exams, today’s schools actually do more harm than good. Guiding readers past the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams, Claxton proves that education’s key responsibility should be to create enthusiastic learners who will go on to thrive as adults in a swiftly-changing, dynamic world. Students must be encouraged to sharpen their wits, ask questions, and think for themselves - all without chucking out Shakespeare or the Periodic Table.
Blending down-to-earth examples with the latest advances in brain science, and written with passion, wit, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851686032
SKU
V9781851686032
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About Guy Claxton
Guy Claxton is one of the UK’s foremost thinkers on creativity, learning, and the brain. He is Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning at the University of Winchester, and the author and editor of over twenty books on learning and creativity, including the best-selling Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less.
Reviews for What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education
"This inspirational book will be of interest to all parents and teachers. It should find its way on to the reading lists of our teacher and training courses and become compulsory reading for any politician connected to our education system."
Oxford Times
"The book has much worth, not least for its eloquent and powerful critique of today's ... Read more
Oxford Times
"The book has much worth, not least for its eloquent and powerful critique of today's ... Read more