Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere [NOOK Book]

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Traditional educators, classrooms, and brick-and-mortar schools are no longer necessary to access information. Instead, things like blogs and wikis, as well as remote collaborations and an emphasis on 'critical thinking' skills are the coins of the realm in this new kingdom. Yet the national dialogue on education reform focuses on using technology to update the traditional education model, failing to reassess the fundamental model on which it ...
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Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere

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Overview

Traditional educators, classrooms, and brick-and-mortar schools are no longer necessary to access information. Instead, things like blogs and wikis, as well as remote collaborations and an emphasis on 'critical thinking' skills are the coins of the realm in this new kingdom. Yet the national dialogue on education reform focuses on using technology to update the traditional education model, failing to reassess the fundamental model on which it is built.

In Why School?, educator, author, parent and blogger Will Richardson challenges traditional thinking about education — questioning whether it still holds value in its current form. How can schools adjust to this new age? Or students? Or parents? In this provocative read, Richardson provides an in-depth look at how connected educators are beginning to change their classroom practice. Ultimately, Why School? serves as a starting point for the important conversations around real school reforms that must ensue, offering a bold plan for rethinking how we teach our kids, and the consequences if we don't.
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Editorial Reviews

Jarvis Jeff
"As a teacher, father, and educational visionary, Will Richardson tears down the walls around the classroom and rethinks what schools can and should be. Listen to him. Learn from him." ~ Jeff Jarvis, Author: 'What Would Google Do?'
Patrick Larkin
"Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information are Everywhere is mandatory reading for anyone who cares about the education of their children. It is the perfect jumping off point for anyone interested in beginning or continuing a conversation on the long overdue changes that are schools need to undergo in order to provide a relevant learning experience for our students." ~ Patrick Larkin, Assistant Sup. for Learning, Burlington (MA) Public Schools
Howard Rheingold
"Written by a parent, an educator, and a teacher of teachers, Why School? offers a set of useful tools for thinking about the fundamental and crucial question posed by the very title of this book". ~ Howard Rheingold, Author, 'Net Smart'
Justin Reich
"Why School offers bigger dreams for the networked age, where we use new technologies to envision and design entirely new models of teaching and learning, where we seek to fulfill human potential rather than covering a dusty curriculum." ~ Justin Reich, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lisa Brady
"A must read for parents! Why School? is the right text to help frame important conversations between parents and schools, students and teachers, teachers and administrators, school districts and communities. Right Question .....Right Time!" ~ Lisa Brady, Superintendent, Dobbs Ferry (NY) Schools
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940015367034
  • Publisher: TED Conferences, LLC
  • Publication date: 9/12/2012
  • Series: TED Books , #20
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 43,426
  • File size: 713 KB

Meet the Author

Will Richardson has been writing about the intersection of social online learning networks and education for the past 10 years at Weblogg-ed.com, in numerous journals and magazines such as Ed Leadership, Education Week and English Journal, and most recently at willrichardson.com. He is an outspoken advocate for change in schools and classrooms in the context of the diverse new learning opportunities that the Web and other technologies now offer.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 18, 2012

    Awesome read

    If you have a passion about education, BUY THIS BOOK!

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