What’s the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education
Guy Claxton
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.
Other books by Guy Claxton
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The Future of Teaching: And the Myths That Hold It Back
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Powering Up Children: The Learning Power Approach to Primary Teaching
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The Learning Power Approach: Teaching learners to teach themselves
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Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Minds Needs Your Body Much More Than it Thinks
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Noises from the Darkroom: The Science and Mystery of the Mind
