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The Brain, Education, and the Competitive Edge
The Brain Education and the Competitive Edge Author:Renate Nummela Caine, Geoffrey Caine There is a convergence of competing forces tearing at the fabric of education. Public education is under pressure, while a potent combination of business and technology is seeking both to capitalize on the traditional system and to compete with it. However, there is no consensus as to what really effective education looks like, because, as "The ... more »Brain, Education and The Competitive Edge" shows, there is really a battle between two competing models of learning, teaching and education. One aims at standardization in the name of high standards. The other is what the Caines call the guided experience approach. In this book the Caines shed light on the opposing forces affecting education, showing how learning from experience works in the everyday world, and illustrating why performance assessment is so much more valuable than test scores. They conclude with a call to all-in schools, at home, in business and elsewhere--who understand what natural learning and great teaching look like to join forces and pool their resources.« less