Synopsis "Education Reimagined: The Schools Our Children Need"
If you have kids, teach kids, or know kids, you must read this book.Are you a teacher or educational leader who is frustrated by the shortcomings of contemporary education? Are you a parent who wishes schools could discover and develop the unique interests and strengths of your child?It's a depressingly familiar pattern: while students in elementary school are fully invested in learning, by the time they get to high school they are simply grinding through courses to meet the graduation requirements in a way that rarely engages their personal interests and aspirations. And, as many teachers are all too aware, instruction in schools is underwritten by an assessment system designed to rank our children before inspiring them; narrowing, fragmenting and trivializing the curriculum, while disenfranchising our students. It doesn't have to be this way. In Education Reimagined, Ted Spear argues that schools need to pursue a purpose that does justice to the true meaning of education -- in his words, "to equip and inspire students to cultivate their humanity." His thought-provoking book is both a clarion call---and a practical guide---for making schools more powerful, authentic, and worthwhile than they have ever been. Building on his experience creating and running an innovative and highly successful school, he describes the structural and operational changes that can make the dream of "authentic education" a practical reality.This is a book that will change the way we think about schools."The ideas in this book have made a huge impact on my teaching and how I think about education."Jennifer Henrichsen, Recipient, Prime Minister's Teaching Award"An incredibly insightful look into the state of education today"Elizabeth Lyons, Author, Enough: The Simple Guide to Everything You Want A 'must-read' for anyone who has sensed that education could and should be changing. David Robertson, Emeritus Head, Shawnigan Lake School TED SPEAR has over 25 years of experience in public and independent education and is the founding principal of two independent schools. He is a popular speaker who connects with parents and educators about the future of education. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Education from the University of British Columbia and lives on Bowen Island in British Columbia, Canada. To learn more, visit www. tedspear.com
