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Blending down-to-earth examples with the latest advances in brain science, Claxton rescues schools from the scrap heap, and suggests a host of ways to help students learn how to think for themselves. What's the Point of School? Charts the development of this sea-change in education and makes an irresistible case for its urgent implementation on a national - indeed global - scale. Written with passion, wit, and authority, this brilliant book will inspire teachers, parents, and readers of all backgrounds to foster in the next generation the confident spirit of adventure they so obviously need.
Blending down-to-earth examples with the latest advances in brain science, Claxton rescues schools from the scrap heap, and suggests a host of ways to help students learn how to think for themselves. What's the Point of School? Charts the development of this sea-change in education and makes an irresistible case for its urgent implementation on a national - indeed global - scale. Written with passion, wit, and authority, this brilliant book will inspire teachers, parents, and readers of all backgrounds to foster in the next generation the confident spirit of adventure they so obviously need.
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.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Erziehung & Bildung |
Rubrik: | Sozialwissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781851686032 |
ISBN-10: | 1851686037 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Claxton, Guy |
Hersteller: | Oneworld Publications |
Maße: | 225 x 148 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Guy Claxton |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.07.2008 |
Gewicht: | 0,28 kg |
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.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Erziehung & Bildung |
Rubrik: | Sozialwissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781851686032 |
ISBN-10: | 1851686037 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Claxton, Guy |
Hersteller: | Oneworld Publications |
Maße: | 225 x 148 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Guy Claxton |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.07.2008 |
Gewicht: | 0,28 kg |