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Book SynopsisDintersmith offers an inspiring vision of what teachers and students can accomplish if trusted with the challenge of developing the skills and ways of thinking needed to thrive in a world of dizzying technological change.
Trade Review"Dintersmith here shows the creative highs and mind-numbing lows of schooling today, contending that 19th-century education pedagogies cannot accommodate 21st century needs. . . . [
What School Could Be is] for creative thinkers who are willing to change education with a vision that pushes back against centuries of entrenched value systems." * Library Journal *
"Without a doubt, following Dintersmith’s prescription – which is not so much a prescription, but a process which allows our schools and communities to choose something different for their schools – would do a tremendous amount of good. Students would be introduced to a world in which school can be engaging rather than alienating, intellectually and creatively stimulating, rather than stultifying."
---John Warner, Inside Higher Education"In his new book,
What School Could Be, Dintersmith offers a unique vision about the education system, and the potential accomplishments teachers and students can make together when parents and administrators trust them."
---Robyn Shulman, Forbes"This extraordinarily important book results from the author’s field trip visiting schools from all 50 states in a single school year." * Paradigm Explorer *
