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Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture
Kirsten Olson
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Paperback. Brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens students' interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on emotional stories, this book shows that institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
How do we recognize the 'wounds' caused by outdated schooling policies? How do we heal them? In her provocative new book, education writer and critic Kirsten Olson brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens students' interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on deeply emotional stories, Olson shows that current institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Instead, the system tends to shame, disable, and bore many learners. Most importantly, she presents the experiences of wounded learners who have healed and shows ... Read more
How do we recognize the 'wounds' caused by outdated schooling policies? How do we heal them? In her provocative new book, education writer and critic Kirsten Olson brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens students' interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on deeply emotional stories, Olson shows that current institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Instead, the system tends to shame, disable, and bore many learners. Most importantly, she presents the experiences of wounded learners who have healed and shows ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Teachers´ College Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807749555
SKU
V9780807749555
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99-30
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