Book Riff
January 2012
Can Messy Be A Sign Of Brilliance?
Einstein's Desk In Photo: What He & Agatha Christie May Have In Common Read more
The Best Book about Education for Everyone?
The Global Achievement Gap: Why even our best schools don't teach the survival skills our children need - and what we can do about it Read more
School Leadership: Jumping From Good To "Great"- Jim Collins & The Top Ten
What Jim Collins, Best-Selling Author of "Good To Great" and A School Principal Have To Say About What Leaders Students & Teachers Need Now Read more
How U.S. Education is Failing our Kids: Eric Ries
. . . how our educational system teaches students that incremental effort always brings incremental benefits. Not so . . ." Read moreMany of the Innovation Generation are deeply worried about the future of the planet, seek healthier lifestyles, and want to make a difference more than they want to make money. . . . . But they are swimming against the tides of tradition. A lot of parents still harbor hopes that their children will pursue prestigious careers and be economically better off than they are. . . . Too many teachers and employers still reward the 'old school' behaviors of deference to authority and striving for 'success,' conventionally defined - and count on carrots and sticks . . . . for motivation.Tony Wagner, Harvard-educated author, Educator, Collaborator, Creating Innovators, The Finland Phenomenon with Bob Compton, The Global Achievement Gap
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