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What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for What's the Point of School?Guiding readers past the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams, this book 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.
Full description- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- Published: 10 July 2008
- Format: Paperback 272 pages
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- Categories: Teaching Resources & Education | Philosophy & Theory Of Education
- ISBN 13: 9781851686032 ISBN 10: 1851686037
- Sales rank: 12,255
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Full description for What's the Point of School?
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.
