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Creative schools : the grassroots revolution that's transforming education / Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Viking, 2015Description: xxviii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780670016716
  • 0670016713
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.973
LOC classification:
  • LB 1590.5 R658c 2015
Contents:
Introduction: One minute to midnight Back to basics Changing metaphors Changing schools Natural born learners The art of teaching What's worth knowing? Testing, testing Principles for principals Bring it all back home Changing the climate
Summary: At a time when standardized testing businesses are raking in huge profits, when many schools are struggling, and students and educators everywhere are suffering under the strain, Ken Robinson argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system. He proposes instead a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today's unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the real challenges of the twenty-first century. Filled with anecdotes, observations, and recommendations from professionals on the front line of transformative education, case histories, and groundbreaking research, Creative Schools aims to inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 1590.5 R658c 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000120105

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: One minute to midnight
Back to basics
Changing metaphors
Changing schools
Natural born learners
The art of teaching
What's worth knowing?
Testing, testing
Principles for principals
Bring it all back home
Changing the climate

At a time when standardized testing businesses are raking in huge profits, when many schools are struggling, and students and educators everywhere are suffering under the strain, Ken Robinson argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system. He proposes instead a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today's unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the real challenges of the twenty-first century. Filled with anecdotes, observations, and recommendations from professionals on the front line of transformative education, case histories, and groundbreaking research, Creative Schools aims to inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education.

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