{"product_id":"what-school-could-be-9780691180618","title":"What School Could Be","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDintersmith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dintersmith here shows the creative highs and mind-numbing lows of schooling today, contending that 19th-century education pedagogies cannot accommodate 21st century needs. . . . [\u003ci\u003eWhat School Could Be is\u003c\/i\u003e] for creative thinkers who are willing to change education with a vision that pushes back against centuries of entrenched value systems.\" * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e---John Warner, \u003ci\u003eInside Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In his new book, \u003ci\u003eWhat School Could Be, \u003c\/i\u003eDintersmith offers a unique vision about the education system, and the potential accomplishments teachers and students can make together when parents and administrators trust them.\"\u003cb\u003e---Robyn Shulman, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This extraordinarily important book results from the author’s field trip visiting schools from all 50 states in a single school year.\" * Paradigm Explorer *","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403856585047,"sku":"9780691180618","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691180618.jpg?v=1730484732","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-school-could-be-9780691180618","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}