Nikhil Goyal

Schools on Trial

How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice

Buch

A devastating critique of the American way of education and a hopeful blueprint for change which can unlock the creativity and joy of learning inherent in all students.In this book Nikhil Goyal-a journalist and activist, whom The Washington Post has dubbed a future education secretary and Forbes has named to its 30 Under 30 list-both offers a scathing indictment of our teach-to-the-test-while-killing-the-spirit educational assembly line and maps out a path for all of our schools to harness children's natural aptitude for learning by creating an atmosphere conducive to freedom and creativity. He prescribes an inspiring educational future that… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-101-91022-1
EAN: 9781101910221
Produktnummer: 20222594
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 320 S.

Über den Autor

Nikhil Goyal is a PhD candidate in Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge and journalist who has appeared on MSNBC and FOX and has written for The New York Times, MSNBC, The Nation, and other publications. Goyal has also had speaking engagements with the Clinton Global Initiative University, Google, Stanford, Cambridge, SXSW, and the LEGO Foundation, among others. In 2013, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He is also a recipient of the 2013 Freedom Flame Award. Goyal holds a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Education degree from the University of Cambridge.