Disrupting Class, Expanded Edition: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, Curtis W. Johnson Narrated by Scott Pollak

Overview

THE BOOK THAT'S CHANGING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

“A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education.”
-Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great

“A terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation.”
-Joel Klein, former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education

Studies in neuroscience reveal that the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. To stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to apply the proven principles of disruptive innovation to our educational system. Disrupting Class will show you how to:

* Help more students succeed through customized learning
* Meet the demand for new technology, especially computers, in student-centric classrooms
* Use disruptive innovation to circumvent roadblocks that have stood in the way of reform
* Compete in the global classroom-and help students get ahead in the global market

Filled with fresh and surprising ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories, Disrupting Class will make you rethink your understanding of intelligence, reevaluate your current school program, and reinvigorate your commitment to learning. The future is now. Class is in session.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

It's no secret that people learn in different ways, so why, the authors of this book ask, "can't schools customize their teaching?" The current system, "designed for standardization," must by its nature ignore the individual needs of each student. The answer to this problem, the authors argue, is "disruptive innovation," a principle introduced (and initially applied to business) by Harvard Business School professor Christensen in The Innovator's Dilemma. The idea is that an audience in need will benefit from even a faulty opportunity to fulfill that need; in education, the demand for individual instruction could be met through infinitely customizable online computer-based instruction. The authors, all professionals in education, present a solution to the ills of standardized education that's visionary but far-fetched; even they admit that their recommendations would be extremely difficult to implement in current school systems. Still, the authors' unusual case, though occasionally bogged down in tangents, is worthy reading for school administrators, teachers, parents and, perhaps most of all, software developers. Charts.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173286482
Publisher:	McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio
Publication date:	10/24/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged

Videos