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Book SynopsisIn The Stigma of Genius: Einstein, Consciousness and Critical Education, we muse over ways in which to be, to become and to recognize uniqueness and different paths to genius. Understanding there is no prescribed procedure, we determine multiple actions, means and measures with which we recognize and teach to genius, we look at Einstein's life and knowledges to connect our pedagogies and students. Today's schools often exemplify an inability to stimulate and encourage students to find passion, goals and reasons to be educated. Many public school students do not succeed, they are disengaged, discouraged, and failing. Teachers are exhausted and overworked and lack respect and administrative support in districts controlled by local and national politics. Using Einstein as an example, but also a metaphor for educators, The Stigma of Genius is straight talk about the needs for schools/teachers/administrators/students to become critically and contextually aware. We argue for
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“The next Einstein may have something to hide from Mom and Dad—a poor report card. The Stigma of Genius uses Einstein’s life to critique schools.”—USA TODAY
"The powerful thing to note in the naming of genius is that when someone has the power to name it, they also have the power to name who does not have it. It is in the perception of who is or isn't genius that the story of Einstein becomes such a powerful one. His relationship to schools and schooling, his entanglement with politicians and governments, and his role in both endorsing and expanding science teaches us about both the nature and stigma of genius.”—Christopher Emdin, Foreword, The Stigma of Genius
Table of Contents
Christopher Emdin: Foreword – Shirley R Steinberg: Preface – Joe L. Kincheloe: Introduction: Rubber Sheets, Bowling Ball, and BBs—Interconnectedness and a New Consciousness – Einstein’s Lessons for Learners – Einstein the Student, Einstein the Teacher – Einstein and the Purposes of Schooling – Rolling the Epistemological Dice – The Nature of Genius – Einstein’s Unique Thinking Style – Einstein’s Search for Unity – What About Teaching? – The Genius of Hip-hop – And Beyond Modern Education … – Employing the Bricolage as Critical Research in Science Education – References – About the Authors.
