Teaching Minds: How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools

Schank, Roger

ISBN 10: 0807752665 / ISBN 13: 9780807752661

Published by Teachers College Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching Minds: How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807752665
• ISBN 13: 9780807752661
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

From grade school to graduate school, from the poorest public institutions to the most affluent private ones, our educational system is failing students. In his provocative new book, cognitive scientist and bestselling author Roger Schank argues that class size, lack of parental involvement, and other commonly-cited factors have nothing to do with why students are not learning. The culprit is a system of subject-based instruction, and the solution is cognitive-based learning. This groundbreaking book defines what it would mean to teach thinking. The time is now for schools to start teaching minds!

About the Author

Roger Schank was the founder of the renowned Institute for the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University, where he is John P. Evans Professor Emeritus in Computer Science, Education, and Psychology. Visit Dr. Schank’s website at www.rogerschank.com and read his blog: educationoutrage.blogspot.com