Creative Schools: Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up
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Summary
From the international bestselling author of The Element
Ken Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education。 In this inspiring， empowering book， he sets out a new vision for how education can be transformed to enable all young people to flourish。 Filled with practical examples and groundbreaking research， it will inspire the change our children urgently need。
'Compelling 。。。 an elegant， powerfully written manifesto for change' Tristram Hunt， Guardian
'Inspires and brings a new sense of possibility to the goal of transforming education 。 。 。 This is a global game-changer' Brené Brown， author of Daring Greatly
'Wonderful and enjoyable' Malala Yousafzai， Nobel Prize Laureate
Ken Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education。 In this inspiring， empowering book， he sets out a new vision for how education can be transformed to enable all young people to flourish。 Filled with practical examples and groundbreaking research， it will inspire the change our children urgently need。
'Compelling 。。。 an elegant， powerfully written manifesto for change' Tristram Hunt， Guardian
'Inspires and brings a new sense of possibility to the goal of transforming education 。 。 。 This is a global game-changer' Brené Brown， author of Daring Greatly
'Wonderful and enjoyable' Malala Yousafzai， Nobel Prize Laureate
Reviews
Yanina Patricio
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El colegio no es el infierno， pero lo es para algunos， porque sienten que no cumplen con los estándares de la educación tradicional y terminan convencidos que no tienen nada que aportar a la sociedad ni a su propia vida。 En este libro， Ken Robinson habla sobre el éxito de las escuelas creativas， un lugar donde valoran las aptitudes individuales y fomenta la reflexión y la empatía。 Es un estupenda guía para comprender la problemática y las posibles soluciones。 Si estás interesado en temas de educ El colegio no es el infierno， pero lo es para algunos， porque sienten que no cumplen con los estándares de la educación tradicional y terminan convencidos que no tienen nada que aportar a la sociedad ni a su propia vida。 En este libro， Ken Robinson habla sobre el éxito de las escuelas creativas， un lugar donde valoran las aptitudes individuales y fomenta la reflexión y la empatía。 Es un estupenda guía para comprender la problemática y las posibles soluciones。 Si estás interesado en temas de educación， como yo， entonces este libro no te decepcionará。 。。。more
betta。read。books
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2。5
Kostya Lukyanenko
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I found it a bit boring towards the end but otherwise a great source of ideas about the future of education with illustrative cases。
Ben Faulkner
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Another helpful resource for teachers and school leaders。
Leki Wangmo
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Well， we as educators have been talking about the standard of education in Bhutan and how we say that the SYSTEM in education is at flaw。 We talk about the teacher attrition rate being high with more teachers leaving to Australia to look for better pasture。 If you ask the teachers who left the education system， why？ Much of the cause of the teacher attrition rate is the condition under which many teachers work。 The teachers needing to report anything that they do and submit a big file at the end Well， we as educators have been talking about the standard of education in Bhutan and how we say that the SYSTEM in education is at flaw。 We talk about the teacher attrition rate being high with more teachers leaving to Australia to look for better pasture。 If you ask the teachers who left the education system， why？ Much of the cause of the teacher attrition rate is the condition under which many teachers work。 The teachers needing to report anything that they do and submit a big file at the end or else you will be labelled as inefficient， distracting the teachers from what they are actually meant to do。 Many of these problems as the book suggest are caused by the system itself！So， then in Education fraternity who makes up the system？ From the book – ‘Education doesn’t happen in the committee rooms of the legislatures or in the rhetoric of politicians。 It’s what goes on between learners and teachers in actual schools。 If you’re a teacher， for your students you are the system。 If you’re a school principal， for your community you are the system。 If you’re a policymaker， for the schools you control you are the system’。 The book mentions that the focus of education has to be on creating the conditions in which students will want and be able to learn that will help and everything else has to be arranged on that basis。 So， then what is the role of teachers？ The book mentions;More than class size， social class the physical environment， and other factors， the heart of educational improvement is inspiring students to learn， which is what great teachers do。 Subject expertise is often essential for great teaching， but it’s not enough。 The other half of great teaching is knowing how to inspire students with the material so that they creatively want to， and do， learn it。 As we face very uncertain future， the answer is not to do better what we’ve done before。 We have to do something else。 If the system doesn’t work， don’t blame the people in it。 Work with them to change it so that it does work！ 。。。more
Thach Nguyen
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I think this book follow the 80/20 principle - you can get 80% of it by reading 20%。 It all sums up in personalization in education and the fundamental skills for the 21st century work force。 I think the book is repetitive and way too academic。 Ken points out a lot of factors， but he fails to support it with strong anecdotes and examples。
Min Xin
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This book challenged my thinking。 Ken Robinson argues against standardised testing and for more personalised education。 He suggests， by providing examples from around the world， ways to value individual creativity in education。 As a student， I thrived in the standardised testing system。 Much of what new literature in education encourages - project-based education， collaboration， etc。 are things I hated as a student。 But at the present stage of my life， I recognise how an education focused on sta This book challenged my thinking。 Ken Robinson argues against standardised testing and for more personalised education。 He suggests， by providing examples from around the world， ways to value individual creativity in education。 As a student， I thrived in the standardised testing system。 Much of what new literature in education encourages - project-based education， collaboration， etc。 are things I hated as a student。 But at the present stage of my life， I recognise how an education focused on standardised testing has left me feeling like I lack many real-world skills。 Creativity and problem-solving are two such skills that I feel immensely under-equipped with to enter a working world。 As a result， I often feel inadequate， and anxiety creeps in when I think about meaningful things I wish to do but don’t feel prepared to do。 Perhaps， creative schools would better prepare the next generation for an ever-changing world。 。。。more
Giang Bui
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The book is rather inspiring than practical。 Education reformation is inevitable。 Sir Robinson points out the flaws in the education system， ranging from schools， teaching methodology to assessment。 In Vietnam， parents， teachers and students are drawn towards competitions and standardized tests。 Students are driven to chase prizes and awards， most of whom aren't sure about what they want。 Everything is orbiting around academic achievements。 However， what is missing is how to change the whole sys The book is rather inspiring than practical。 Education reformation is inevitable。 Sir Robinson points out the flaws in the education system， ranging from schools， teaching methodology to assessment。 In Vietnam， parents， teachers and students are drawn towards competitions and standardized tests。 Students are driven to chase prizes and awards， most of whom aren't sure about what they want。 Everything is orbiting around academic achievements。 However， what is missing is how to change the whole system， how to make well-balanced or personalized curriculum， how to train teachers to independently and confidently do their job， and so on。 A lot of "how" questions have yet to be answered。 。。。more
Thanh Tùng
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It's so gud I translated it。 It's so gud I translated it。 。。。more
Glensys Lorduy
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Great ideas about education and how to start/continue the revolution to give students the education they need。
Anthony Rivera
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Robinson weaves anecdotal accounts of schools he deems creative in their approach to education with his own theory about changes that should happen across all stakeholders in education which include teachers， principals， curriculum， and parents。I agree that change definitely needs to happen and that all stakeholders should play a role in exacting this change。 However， I feel as though these approaches in practice hold charter and private schools in a much higher esteem that our public schools。 F Robinson weaves anecdotal accounts of schools he deems creative in their approach to education with his own theory about changes that should happen across all stakeholders in education which include teachers， principals， curriculum， and parents。I agree that change definitely needs to happen and that all stakeholders should play a role in exacting this change。 However， I feel as though these approaches in practice hold charter and private schools in a much higher esteem that our public schools。 Furthermore， an omitting this divide in this book feels almost like a slap in the face for educators who do not have as much agency compared to the educators who definitely do in each of the institutions he points to as exemplars of modern education。These accounts mean to present examples of schools who exacted some sort of change that rendered a positive outcome for all， but I do wonder what unintended consequences might have occurred that do not render each of these accounts as a net positive。 Overall not a bad read。 Much would have preferred to see a take on creative schooling that addresses issues that go beyond the scope that Robinson did here。 。。。more
Willian Molinari
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I remember that I liked what this book had to offer。 I didn't take that many notes though。Here are my raw notes about the book:The school we have today was created to develop workers for the industrial revolution。 They needed people who can read， write， and do basic math。Children don't learn in the same way。 Teachers have to get their attention and bring the knowledge in a way they like。 If the child likes football， do physics with a ball。 In a creative school， children work in groups， solving I remember that I liked what this book had to offer。 I didn't take that many notes though。Here are my raw notes about the book:The school we have today was created to develop workers for the industrial revolution。 They needed people who can read， write， and do basic math。Children don't learn in the same way。 Teachers have to get their attention and bring the knowledge in a way they like。 If the child likes football， do physics with a ball。 In a creative school， children work in groups， solving problems together and learning from others。 。。。more
Akikat Ras
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Цивилизация – это гонка между образованием и катастрофой。 @Герберт УэллсПоследняя книга （111-ая）， которую я успел дочитать в 2020-ом оказалась чуть ли не самой полезной。 Мое ни разу не humble мнение: «Школа будущего» Кена Робинсона и Лу Ароники - мастрид для всех учителей и родителей。Кен Робинсон （я уже упоминал в списке #ПересQaz его книгу «Призвание»） является культовым просветителем и профессионалом в сфере образования。 В «Школе будущего» он привел анализ того， чем являются современные школы Цивилизация – это гонка между образованием и катастрофой。 @Герберт УэллсПоследняя книга （111-ая）， которую я успел дочитать в 2020-ом оказалась чуть ли не самой полезной。 Мое ни разу не humble мнение: «Школа будущего» Кена Робинсона и Лу Ароники - мастрид для всех учителей и родителей。Кен Робинсон （я уже упоминал в списке #ПересQaz его книгу «Призвание»） является культовым просветителем и профессионалом в сфере образования。 В «Школе будущего» он привел анализ того， чем являются современные школы и к чему должны стремиться в новом веке。Основная мысль， которая наверняка посещала многих， нынешние школы давно устарели。 Их создавали для срочной штамповки фабричных рабочих и менеджеров низшего звена。 И организованы оны， как фабрики， по принципу разделения труда。«В средних школах учебный день， как правило， разбит на одинаковые временные отрезки – уроки。 По звуковому сигналу （звонок или колокол） задача детей меняется （часто с переходом в другое помещение）， и они начинают заниматься чем-то совершенно иным。 Учителя специализируются на конкретных предметах и в течение дня переходят из класса в класс。 Эти принципы неплохо работают при производстве продуктов， но следует признать， что их применение для обучения людей приводит к массе проблем… Учащиеся， как правило， проходят через систему группами， состав которых обусловлен исключительно датой рождения…»"Представьте， если бы вы на своей работе по звонку бросали текущее дело и переходили в другую комнату， чтобы заниматься другими проектами。 И коллеги ваши были обязательно одного с вами года рождения， независимо от их способностей… "Абсурд。 Уже из этого отрывка книги понятно， что система， готовящая детей к взрослой жизни， не имеет ничего общего с этой самой взрослой жизнью。Проверка знаний тоже построена для увеличения максимальной пропускной способности。 Предпочтения отдается тестам， экзаменам。 Чтобы учителя могли обслужить сотни детей， не особо вдаваясь в их индивидуальные навыки。 Минимум творческих заданий。 Минимум креатива。В результате мы получаем то， что Кен Робинсон называет «эрозией культуры»。 Проблемы школьного образования перетекают в социальные – безработица， преступность， непродуктивность общества， проблемы в семье и так далее。Но правительства лечат симптомы， а не причины болезни。 То бишь они больше озабочены не образованием граждан， а наказанием и заливанием проблем деньгами。 Причем， это касается не только нас， в странах третьего мира， но и планеты в целом。 К примеру， статистика США:«… на обучение одного учащегося в среднем обходится в 11 тысяч долларов в год， а на одного тюремного заключенного ежегодно выделяется более 20 тысяч долларов… В совокупности страна тратит на содержание заключенных почти 70 миллиардов долларов в год; стоит упомянуть и о 127-процентном увеличении финансирования тюрем в период с 1998 по 2007 год。 Для сравнения скажу， что за тот же период финансирование системы среднего образования выросло всего на 21 процент。 Вот такие пироги…»Можно еще много писать о том， что именно и как именно плохо。 Но нас больше интересует， что делать。Автор приводит множество примеров школ， где принципы преподавания диаметрально противоположны «классическим»:- High Tech High с проектным обучением，- школа-город Грейнджтон， где дети «работают» и в процессе учатся профессиям，- проект Minddrive с практическим уклоном и так далее。В книге вы найдете и другие вдохновляющие примеры того， как отдельные визионеры меняли судьбы сотен， а то и тысяч детей。И самое главное， автор приводит список навыков， на которых должна сфокусироваться школа。 Именно эти качества помогут ребенку адаптироваться в современном быстром мире。 Более того， если не прививать эти навыки детям， будущее социума， в котором им жить， тоже под угрозой。1。 Критичность – способность анализировать информацию и идеи， формулировать обоснованные аргументы и выносить суждения2。 Креативность – способность вырабатывать новые идеи и применять их на практике3。 Любознательность – способность задавать правильные вопросы и исследовать， как устроен мир4。 Коммуникативность – способность четко и уверенно выражать мысли и чувства разными средствами и в разных формах5。 Коллективизм – умение конструктивно работать с другими людьми。 Мы， люди， существа социальные и живем， и учимся среди других людей。 От умения членов сообществ взаимодействовать друг с другом зависит жизнестойкость этих сообществ и их способность справляться с общими проблемами。 И все же во многих школах дети в основном работают индивидуально; они учатся в группах， но не группами。6。 Сострадательность – способность сопереживать другим людям и поступать соответственно7。 Самообладание – способность наладить контакт со своим внутренним миром и достичь душевного равновесия8。 Гражданственность – умение конструктивно взаимодействовать с обществом и участвовать в процессах， обеспечивающих его существование。А теперь， положа руку на сердце， чему из этого списка вас учили в школе？ И что важнее， учат ли этому ваших детей？。。 Если вы озаботились этим вопросом， то вы уже на правильном пути。Я реалистичный оптимист и заметил， что формулировка мечты – первый шаг к ее осуществлению。 Когда я писал «Жизнь неизбежно будет обалденной»， я даже не знал， что такие школы （описанные у Кена Робинсона） уже существуют。 Теперь я уверен， что и у нас в стране их будет становиться все больше。Это займет время， но пока мы， учителя и родители， можем сосредоточится на 8 навыках из списка Кена Робинсона。 Для этого не нужна системная перезагрузка образования。 Достаточно немного креатива и желания。 Дети， пока их не загнали в учебные стойла и не замордовали зубрежкой， любят узнавать новое。 И мы можем им помочь。 Главное не навязывать им свое видение мира и помнить， что «…им предстоит пройти свой жизненный путь， как это делаете и вы сами。 И как бы вы о них ни заботились и как бы ни старались， вам никогда не сделать это за них。» 。。。more
N
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Should've been tipped off by the cover that this would be a book-sized TED talk that unflinchingly adheres to those most irritating unwritten rules of 21st century writing: tell a story， go light on technical details， give anecdotes， play on emotions more than thoughts， skip depth or frameworks because aint noone got time for that。 Anecdotes make up 90% of the book， and saintly motivation-poster quotes by the person in question make up 90% of the anecdotes。 Of logic， insight， and curiosity， of t Should've been tipped off by the cover that this would be a book-sized TED talk that unflinchingly adheres to those most irritating unwritten rules of 21st century writing: tell a story， go light on technical details， give anecdotes， play on emotions more than thoughts， skip depth or frameworks because aint noone got time for that。 Anecdotes make up 90% of the book， and saintly motivation-poster quotes by the person in question make up 90% of the anecdotes。 Of logic， insight， and curiosity， of true novelty， challenging ideas and results， there is very little。 These are all present whenever the double quotes and anecdotes disappear and we’re actually reading Ken’s vision， a mere 1-2 pages tagged onto the last part of each chapter that seems apologetic about its existence despite containing both the kernel and the complex detail around which the driving idea of the chapter is organized。 NotesKnow the difference between learning， education， schooling， and training。 Education purpose: Economic， Cultural （transmit）， Social （integrate）， and Personal （self-actualize）Transformation: Critique the present， Vision of the future， Theory of change。Industrial Revolution metaphor for schools: batches （classes）， standardized and specialized， defects thrown away， process-driven， pollutive externalities that are social costs borne by all， Reimagine subjects are disciplines: scientific discipline （hypotheses， testing and systematic collection of new knowledge）， math （symbolic reduction， analytic transformation）， language （symbolic translation of thought）， humanities （relationships between individuals and groups）， arts （experience， intuition and creativity）。Diversity （find your interest， strength and passion）， Depth （have the space， tools， guidance to pursue it with seriousness）， and Dynamism （connect with children of other ages， all teachers， wider community， free movement of bodies and ideas）Assessments could: Motivate （compass）， Reflect achievement （summation of effort）， Set standards （not sure what this is adding beyond motivate）。 I’d add - inform sub-habits， if assessments inevitably trickle down to what daily plans for learning entail （if text-book based Qs testing memory， then daily rote learning）， ie the nature of the test rewards a habit rather than a goal-oriented action （reading/synthesizing an RC passage， which has to accrue over years， rather than learning formulae）。 Education systems about Health （Learners not students， Teachers not trainers， Compelling vision）， Ecology （Principal’s leadership， alignment of interests， focused resources）， Fairness （partnership/collaboration， innovation， advocacy）， and Care （high standards， accountability， continuous development）。 。。。more
Dustin
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This was such a fantastic book。 Some of the things the author points out about book felt intuitive to me， but based solidly in proven facts based on decades of personal experience， studies， and data on what works and what does not work。 It had me questioning how I approach learning for myself personally， and with my children， and it has me examining what I can do locally to influence schools here。 So thought provoking！
vanessa
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Inspiring， informative and incredibly well written。 Every chapter inspired new ideas for me。 The kind of book I'll refer back to again and again Inspiring， informative and incredibly well written。 Every chapter inspired new ideas for me。 The kind of book I'll refer back to again and again 。。。more
Andrea Martens
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Schools can be a good tool for kids， if they are personalized to work for the kids needs。 Humanities and maths ir as important as physical education and drama。 We need more creative schools。
Bo
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Enjoyed the book， always enjoy Ken Robinson
Cesar David Armenta Martínez
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Excelente libro。 Una invitación a pensar la educación desde una óptica distinta， que nos acerque a una transformación cultural y abra nuevas posibilidades económicas y sociales a cada sociedad del planeta。 Un “must” para políticas públicas， pero también para maestros y alumnos。
Chanie
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Unimpressed by another humdrum pitch for more creativity in schools。 There was little of substance here beyond anecdotes or tidbits of ideas。
Steve
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Agree wholeheartedly that schools kill creativity。 Just wish this gave more of a blueprint to help one person start changing the system。 Been trying awhile
Adrian
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It was a very straightforward read on innovation in Education。
Cristina Ermac
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O carte foarte bună care ne invită să explorăm diferite alternative pentru sistemul educațional astfel încât acesta să poată aduce mai multe beneficii elevilor， și nu neapărat pentru reușitele în formă de note， ci mai degrabă ca pregătire în viitoarea viață de adult， ca dezvoltare a propriului potențial， ca libertate spre spiritul creativ。 Autorul， de fapt， ne prezintă o culegere de păreri， viziuni și idei a diferitor persoane implicate în sistemul educațional care au fost implicate și au avut c O carte foarte bună care ne invită să explorăm diferite alternative pentru sistemul educațional astfel încât acesta să poată aduce mai multe beneficii elevilor， și nu neapărat pentru reușitele în formă de note， ci mai degrabă ca pregătire în viitoarea viață de adult， ca dezvoltare a propriului potențial， ca libertate spre spiritul creativ。 Autorul， de fapt， ne prezintă o culegere de păreri， viziuni și idei a diferitor persoane implicate în sistemul educațional care au fost implicate și au avut curajul de a face schimbări radicale spre binele elevilor。 E admirabil să îi urmărești pe cei ce sunt gata să facă schimbări。 Nu este de ajuns doar să ne văicărim că ceva nu ne place， e nevoie să fim noi schimbarea。 De asemenea， aceasta carte e o bogăție adevărată atunci când ajungi să urmărești lista bibliografică， de aia chiar recomand cel puțin să urmăriți video-urile despre care se vorbește în ea。 “Pentru a transforma orice situație e nevoie de trei forme de înțelegere: o critică a felului în care sunt lucrurile， o viziune despre cum ar trebui să fie acestea și o teorie a schimbării care să vă ajute să ajungeți de la prima etapă la cea de a doua。” 。。。more
Stephen
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The textbook-style of writing makes this book a little boring to read。 However， a lot of what the late Sir Ken Robinson wrote contains elements of truth that cannot be disputed， e。g。 the damage PISA has done to our generation of learners， particularly the price being paid by students and teachers in the massive international effort to move up the PISA ranks。While many of the concepts highlighted by the author sound like common sense， the devil is in the details。 Some of the chapters may not appe The textbook-style of writing makes this book a little boring to read。 However， a lot of what the late Sir Ken Robinson wrote contains elements of truth that cannot be disputed， e。g。 the damage PISA has done to our generation of learners， particularly the price being paid by students and teachers in the massive international effort to move up the PISA ranks。While many of the concepts highlighted by the author sound like common sense， the devil is in the details。 Some of the chapters may not appeal to you， especially if you're neither an educator nor a principal。 I would suggest you skip those。 It will not lessen the key takeaways from the book because many of the concepts are repeated elsewhere under a different topic or a different case study。 3。5/5 really。 。。。more
Mariana Vasconcelos
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Great book！ It is easy to read and brings a new perspective on modern education。
Sarah Catherine
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A very inspiring read for educators。 Ken Robinson is a great storyteller。
Taha Ali
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If you are interested in education - this is an excellent book。 It vividly demonstrates 1） how experiential learning and freedom can be used to have systems that foster creativity and engagement2） how individual attention to students can spike their performance， motivation and engagement level 3） different people have different strengths and talents and how to recognize and nurture themThe books discuses various schooling systems and how they can be improved。 Unlike most books this book not only If you are interested in education - this is an excellent book。 It vividly demonstrates 1） how experiential learning and freedom can be used to have systems that foster creativity and engagement2） how individual attention to students can spike their performance， motivation and engagement level 3） different people have different strengths and talents and how to recognize and nurture themThe books discuses various schooling systems and how they can be improved。 Unlike most books this book not only highlights issues in the system but also discusses the solutions！ 。。。more
Conor
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Good book filled with a lot of anecdotal teaching strategies and success stories。 Easy， breezy read for anyone interested in transforming education as a teacher， admin， parent， or policy maker。
Korbie Harrison
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Interesting look at what we can change to better our schools！ I appreciate the look at what can be done at the classroom level， as well as at a policy level。
Yakambram Pedduri
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