Creative Schools, Lou Aronica
Creative Schools, Lou Aronica
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Creative Schools
The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

Author: Lou Aronica, Ken Robinson, Ph.D.

Narrator: Ken Robinson, Ph.D.

Unabridged: 8 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/08/2015

Categories: Nonfiction, Education


Synopsis


Ken Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization's history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critical issues of our time: how to transform the nation's troubled educational system.

At a time when standardized testing businesses are raking in huge profits, when many schools are struggling, and students and educators everywhere are suffering under the strain, Robinson points the way forward. He argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today's unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the real challenges of the twenty-first century. Filled with anecdotes, case histories, and groundbreaking research, Creative Schools will inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education.

About Lou Aronica

Lou Aronica is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction. He has collaborated on a number of books, including the national bestseller The Culture Code and Miraculous Health. Prior to that, he spent two decades as a senior executive in the publishing industry. He lives with his family in southern Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean on July 17, 2015

A book of anecdotes and ideas, not research and prescription. The vagaries and generalities make the book come across as fluff - far less substantial than Schmoker's Focus for example. Nonetheless, it is not without value. I find myself still thinking about Robinson's "Eight Core Competencies" - habi......more

Goodreads review by Matt on February 03, 2016

I found this book frustrating, although that may be because my expectations for it were misaligned from the start. I have watched Robinson’s TED talk and was excited by some of his ideas; ideas that push the envelope on current educational thinking and explore the potential that schools could have if......more

Goodreads review by Yelania Nightwalker on August 04, 2016

Después de haber visto su famosa charla TED, tenía mis dudas de lo que el autor plantearía en este libro. Si bien es cierto que mucho de lo que propone el autor, no es novedoso, y él mismo lo hace ver, eso no significa que no haya funcionado antes, sino que no fue elemental para quienes dirigen l......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on September 19, 2015

A pretty extensive catalog of examples of schools and institutions (mainly in the U.S. and the U.K., but also in other countries) who are pushing away from an education model too obsessed with grades and competition at all levels (between students, classrooms, schools, districts, states, countries),......more

Goodreads review by Pipat on March 14, 2022

Creative Schools โดย Ken Robinson กับ Lou Aronica ของสำนักพิมพ์ Bookscape นี่เป็นหนังสือที่ให้บรรยากาศแบบ TED talk เข้มข้นชิบเป๋งเลย มันหยิบยกเอาเรื่องราวที่น่าสนใจมาก ๆ มาจัดแสดงไว้ในแบบโคตรจะ”ว้าว” แต่พอเราต้องการจะขุดค้นทำความเข้าใจให้ลึกซึ้ง มันกลับไม่ได้จัดเตรียมรายละเอียดของส่วนต่าง ๆ ไว้อย่าง......more