Preparing young people for the future with lessons from the past
E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-78135-085-0
Verlag: Independent Thinking Press
Format: EPUB
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Education policy and practice is a battleground. Traditionalists argue for the teaching of a privileged type of hard knowledge and deride soft skills. Progressives deride learning about great works of the past preferring '21c skills' (21st century skills) such as creativity and critical thinking.
Whilst looking for a school for his daughter, the author became frustrated by schools' inability to value knowledge, as well as creativity, foster discipline alongside free-thinking, and value citizenship alongside independent learning. Drawing from his work as a creative teacher, Robinson finds inspiration in the Arts and the need to nurture learners with the ability to deal with the uncertainties of our age.
Named one of Book Authority's best education books of all time.