Description
This important contribution to the future of education, by bestselling author and renowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins, proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Offering guidelines for deciding what is important to learn in order to become a knowledgeable person, a good citizen, a thoughtful worker, and a valuable friend in the 21st century, Collins considers the qualities needed for a healthy and productive life. Taking a close look at how advances in technology, communication, and the dissemination of information are reshaping the world, this volume examines how schools can foster flexible, self-directed learners who will succeed in the modern workplace. A concluding chapter presents a broad new vision for how schools can be redesigned to teach the kinds of knowledge and skills students will need in an increasingly complex society and global world.
Book Features:
Identifies global trends and their implications for what we should be teaching our children.Explains how schools are teaching an outdated curriculum.Proposes a radical revision of the math and science curriculum.Describes how literacy is changing in the digital age.
Publisher : Teachers College Press (April 28, 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0807758655
ISBN-13 : 978-0807758656
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.2 x 8.9 inches
