The Book Depository The Learning Power Approach by Guy Claxton
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Description: The Learning Power Approach : Paperback : SAGE Publications Inc : 9781506388700 : 1506388701 : 07 Mar 2019 : The purpose of this book is provide guidance for how to construct the incubator of normal lessons so that thoughtful minds are naturally grown. The Book Depository The Learning Power Approach by Guy Claxton - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9781506388700
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Author: Amy Henry
Rating: 4
Review: I like the basic premise of this text, which freshens up the classic thinking that all learning, no matter how formal or rigorous, from playground to home, helps the mind continue to learn more. So everything that happens in a given day for a student (or educator) is going to be a part of forming who they are and what they think. With this attitude, a big space opens that lets teachers expand their teaching methods to be more varied, more spontaneous, and more real-world friendly. Most importantly, letting children know that they are themselves educators and have mastery over their choices and thoughts gives them power, and lets them know that even watching clouds or doodling a picture can be activating their brain and helping them grow. I like that this power takes away much of the guilt many children have that they aren't doing enough, or that their circumstances are going to dictate their future. They can be taught that choices matter, and fun choices can be more educational than traditional wisdom. So many times kids are told there's one way to do everything (the teacher's way) and that differences are deficits. Letting them know that being a kid, enjoying everyday experiences, is part of learning and not an option for only 'free time'. I loved this message, and wish it was taught in our school district, where we have 6th graders weeping over a B+ and convinced they won't go to their dream college. Kids locally don't play, they study. And this is a public school! It's managed to push so much on the buttons of traditional milestones that they're taking away childhood. This book would empower kids and make it easier for teachers and parents to cope and feel confident things are going well.
Author: Koda
Rating: 4
Review: Very good conceptual book on making students REAL learners, as opposed to test takers. Great book for any educator, even if the school you teach in has a structure contrary to LPA. It will give you golden nuggets that you can throw out there and try once in a while without breaking the rules. It's no fault of the teachers that the U.S. is falling behind on education. It's the system, and this book gives a good view of what education COULD be like.
