Humanizing the Education Machine: How to Create Schools That Turn Disengaged Kids Into Inspired Learners - Hardcover

Miller, Rex; Latham, Bill; Cahill, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119283108 ISBN 13: 9781119283102

Publisher: Wiley, 2016

Synopsis

A clear roadmap for the new territory of education

Education in the U.S. has been under fire for quite some time, and for good reason. The numbers alone tell a very disconcerting story: according to various polls, 70% of teachers are disengaged. Add to that the fact that the United States ranks last among industrialized nations for college graduation levels, and it's evident there's a huge problem that needs to be addressed. Yet the current education system and its school buildings―with teachers standing in front of classrooms and lecturing to students―have gone largely unchanged since the 19th century.

Humanizing the Education Machine tackles this tough issue head-on. It describes how the education system has become ineffective by not adapting to fit students' needs, learning styles, perspectives, and lives at home. This book explains how schools can evolve to engage students and involve parents. It serves to spread hope for reform and equip parents, educators, administrators, and communities to:

• Analyze the pitfalls of the current U.S. education system
• Intelligently argue the need to reform the current landscape of education
• Work to make a difference in the public education system
• Be an informed advocate for your child or local school system

If you're a concerned parent or professional looking for a trusted resource on the need for education reform, look no further than Humanizing the Education Machine. This illuminating resource provides the information you need to become a full partner in the new human-centered learning revolution.

About this title

About the Author

REX MILLER is the principal and thought leader for MindShift, a future-focused consultancy and organizational performance firm. He is the author of The Commercial Real Estate Revolution, The Millennium Matrix: Reclaiming the Past, Reframing the Future of the Church, and Change Your Space, Change Your Culture, all from Wiley.

BILL LATHAM is the CEO of MeTEOR Education, an organization who works alongside communities and their students in creating transformational learning experiences and supportive high impact environments.

BRIAN CAHILL is the California Division President for Balfour Beatty Construction Services United States.

From the Back Cover

The numbers don’t lie. America’s education metrics now compare to third-world countries. But the problem is not confined to the United States. Canada, England, Australia, many European countries, and China are caught in the same crisis. The issue is simple―a system designed to meet the challenges of the nineteenth century is no match for twenty-first century realities. This is deadly serious. It threatens the prosperity and security of our nation.

Naturally, education reform has become a major industry, consuming hundreds of billions of dollars over the last 60 years. But despite those billions and the best efforts of so many, every measurement continues to verify a decline of crisis magnitude.

However, Humanizing the Education Machine is not a rant or a funeral dirge. Instead, it reveals the fresh breezes from dynamic and thriving outlier schools all across the country. From those inspiring models, authors Rex Miller, Bill Latham, and Brian Cahill offer a vision and a blueprint for a growing child-led revolution in learning.

Armed with solid research, captivating stories, and a clear road map to the future, they reveal an exciting journey into a whole new pathway―and profoundly human approach―to learning. This book is designed for parents, teachers, students, administrators, and community leaders who want to transform their traditional schools into vibrant and resilient future-ready communities of learning.

The method of research behind Humanizing the Education Machine is unique; more than 60 teachers, community leaders, professionals, and kids engaged in research across the country over two years. This group―the K–12 MindShift―discovered the best practices of student engagement and future-ready learning found throughout America, from at-risk communities to progressive and prosperous communities.

Humanizing the Education Machine tells a great story of what twenty-first century learning looks like and how to bring that dynamic into your school or district. And the authors tell that very human story with passion, humor, and humility. The reader will see how the Gutenberg Revolution, which created a transforming model for learning, is now superseded by an equally transforming Google revolution. This is a manifesto for those ready to take action and a manual for leading your school or district from Gutenberg to Google. The journey will restore what makes learning uniquely human and relevant for an era of unpredictable and cataclysmic change.

From the Inside Flap

The numbers don't lie. America's education metrics now compare to third-world countries. But the problem is not confined to the United States. Canada, England, Australia, many European countries, and China are caught in the same crisis. The issue is simple―a system designed to meet the challenges of the nineteenth century is no match for twenty-first century realities. This is deadly serious. It threatens the prosperity and security of our nation.

Naturally, education reform has become a major industry, consuming hundreds of billions of dollars over the last 60 years. But despite those billions and the best efforts of so many, every measurement continues to verify a decline of crisis magnitude.

However, Humanizing the Education Machine is not a rant or a funeral dirge. Instead, it reveals the fresh breezes from dynamic and thriving outlier schools all across the country. From those inspiring models, authors Rex Miller, Bill Latham, and Brian Cahill offer a vision and a blueprint for a growing child-led revolution in learning.

Armed with solid research, captivating stories, and a clear road map to the future, they reveal an exciting journey into a whole new pathway―and profoundly human approach―to learning. This book is designed for parents, teachers, students, administrators, and community leaders who want to transform their traditional schools into vibrant and resilient future-ready communities of learning.

The method of research behind Humanizing the Education Machine is unique; more than 60 teachers, community leaders, professionals, and kids engaged in research across the country over two years. This group―the K–12 MindShift―discovered the best practices of student engagement and future-ready learning found throughout America, from at-risk communities to progressive and prosperous communities.

Humanizing the Education Machine tells a great story of what twenty-first century learning looks like and how to bring that dynamic into your school or district. And the authors tell that very human story with passion, humor, and humility. The reader will see how the Gutenberg Revolution, which created a transforming model for learning, is now superseded by an equally transforming Google revolution. This is a manifesto for those ready to take action and a manual for leading your school or district from Gutenberg to Google. The journey will restore what makes learning uniquely human and relevant for an era of unpredictable and cataclysmic change.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119283108
• ISBN 13: 9781119283102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320