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Creative Schools
The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
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Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization’s history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critical issues of our time: how to transform the nation’s troubled educational system. 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, Robinson points the way forward. He argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes 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—and written with Robinson’s trademark wit and engaging style—Creative Schools will inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education.
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780698142848
- File size: 957 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780698142848
- File size: 1048 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from May 1, 2015
Robinson, well known through his presentations, books (e.g., The Element, written with coauthor Aronica), and TED Talks, here continues to outline his vision of schooling. Education, he contends, represents an intricate organism that needs to be treated as an adaptive system that can change to meet the diverse learning styles of students. Current industrially based models and a focus on standardized testing has stripped education of its power to address diversity. Refocusing on the core purposes of education that tap into natural learning abilities is what is needed to reform the field. By outlining persuasive examples, Robinson shows that if we enable students to pursue their own interests, teaching can be transformed into a system that melds disciplines in a way more analogous to the real world. Robinson's passion is clear as he outlines a structure for curriculum and a transformative advocacy plan. While much here refers to previous texts and speeches, the compilation of ideas is fresh and provides a means to empower those already within the system to make changes. VERDICT For readers who are ardent about changing education for the better, believing that they can be part of the forces that will revolutionize the future.--Rachel Wadham, Brigham Young Univ. Libs., Provo, UT
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