What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education
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What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education
What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education

What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education

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Guy Claxton (Author)  

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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.
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.
  • Contributor: Guy Claxton
  • Imprint: Oneworld Publications
  • ISBN13: 9781851686032
  • Number of Pages: 224
  • Packaged Dimensions: 146x225x18mm
  • Packaged Weight: 318
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
  • Release Date: 2008-07-10
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: 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.

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