Description
| Product ID: | 9781851686032 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | What's the Point of School? |
| Subtitle: | Rediscovering the Heart of Education |
| Authors: | Author: Guy Claxton |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Education, Education, Educational strategies and policy, Educational administration and organization, Education: examinations and assessment, Schools and pre-schools, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Secondary schools, Independent schools, private education, Open learning, distance education, Educational strategies & policy, Organization & management of education, Examinations & assessment, Schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Primary & middle schools, Secondary schools, Independent schools, private education, Open learning, home learning, distance education |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. Why the education system is failing our kids and how we can start the revolution that will save our schools 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 authority, this brilliant book will inspire teachers, parents, and readers of all backgrounds to join a practical revolution and foster in the next generation a natural curiosity and the spirit of adventure. |
| Imprint Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-07-10 |
