Overschooled but Undereducated: How the crisis in education is jeopardizing our adolescents
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1855396238 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is nothing less than a tour de force, and it is a privilege to recommend it unreservedly.' Sir Gustav Nossal, former President of the Australian Academy of Science. 'This remarkable work is at the same time profoundly scholarly and eminently accessible.
"Good diagnosis, less compelling solutions" according to Sirin. John Abbott offers an insightful and scholarly view of the crisis in British education. With impressive historical knowledge, he traces how we got to our current system via the historical turning points of industrialisation, the decline of apprentices, and men such as Thomas Ascham and Dr Thomas Arnold, founder of the modern public school at Rugby in the 19th Century.Abbott, a vet. Jiang Xueqin said Must Read for Educators. In "Over-Schooled but Under-Educated" accomplished British educator John Abbott writes with passion and with eloquence the crisis in Western education. Rather than as a form of empowerment and liberation Western education -- especially in Britain -- is now primarily a means to perpetuate the rigid class system. Another major criticism that Abbott lobs at the Western education stat. "21st century learning" according to Katherine Nash. Over Schooled but Undereducated by John Abbott was an interesting look into the 21st century learning initiative. As more and more schools continue to reach towards 21st century learning, it is important to understand the need for change in our current educational setting. It is interesting to understand how students learn and how best we can enhance their learning in a way that m
Based on the premise that education has to be about much more than intellectual development, this book calls for the transformation of the education system.>