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Evidence That Self-Directed Education Works

Author : Peter Gray
Publisher : Alliance for Self-Directed Education
ISBN 13 : 9781952837029
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Evidence That Self-Directed Education Works by : Peter Gray

Download or read book Evidence That Self-Directed Education Works written by Peter Gray and published by Alliance for Self-Directed Education. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory is one thing; empirical evidence is another. Is it true that children can educate themselves well, without coercion or coaxing, when provided with a supportive environment and plenty of opportunity to play, explore, observe, and socialize? In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents evidence from a variety of sources that this indeed is true. One essay points out the amazing amount that little children learn before anyone attempts to teach them in any formal way. Another presents evidence from anthropological research that children in hunter-gatherer cultures educated themselves well, for life in their culture, with no formal instruction. This is followed by an essay summarizing the results of research showing that graduates of the Sudbury Valley School-a school designed for Self-Directed Education-have succeeded very well in higher education, jobs, and life in general. The final seven essays all deal with the results of research, conducted by Peter Gray and Gina Riley, into unschooling families and the lives of adults who grew up unschooled. "Unschooling" here is defined as the variety of homeschooling in which children are not subjected to an imposed curriculum but are allowed to follow their own interests and thereby educate themselves.

Changing Our Minds

Author : Dr. Naomi Fisher
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 147214550X
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book Changing Our Minds written by Dr. Naomi Fisher and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are born full of curiosity, eager to participate in the world. They learn as they live, with enthusiasm and joy. Then we send them to school. We stop them from playing and actively exploring their interests, telling them it's more important to sit still and listen. The result is that for many children, their motivation to learn drops dramatically. The joy of the early years is replaced with apathy and anxiety. This is not inevitable. We are socialised to believe that schooling is synonymous with education, but it's only one approach. Self-directed education puts the child back in control of their learning. This enables children, including those diagnosed with special educational needs, to flourish in their own time and on their own terms. It enables us to put wellbeing at the centre of education. Changing Our Minds brings together research, theory and practice on learning. It includes interviews with influential thinkers in the field of self-directed education and examples from families alongside practical advice. This essential guide will give you an understanding of why self-directed education makes sense, how it works, and what to do to put it into action yourself.

How Learning Works

Author : Susan A. Ambrose
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470617608
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book How Learning Works written by Susan A. Ambrose and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for How Learning Works "How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning principles. Full of great ideas and practical suggestions, all based on solid research evidence, this book is essential reading for instructors at all levels who wish to improve their students' learning." —Barbara Gross Davis, assistant vice chancellor for educational development, University of California, Berkeley, and author, Tools for Teaching "This book is a must-read for every instructor, new or experienced. Although I have been teaching for almost thirty years, as I read this book I found myself resonating with many of its ideas, and I discovered new ways of thinking about teaching." —Eugenia T. Paulus, professor of chemistry, North Hennepin Community College, and 2008 U.S. Community Colleges Professor of the Year from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education "Thank you Carnegie Mellon for making accessible what has previously been inaccessible to those of us who are not learning scientists. Your focus on the essence of learning combined with concrete examples of the daily challenges of teaching and clear tactical strategies for faculty to consider is a welcome work. I will recommend this book to all my colleagues." —Catherine M. Casserly, senior partner, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "As you read about each of the seven basic learning principles in this book, you will find advice that is grounded in learning theory, based on research evidence, relevant to college teaching, and easy to understand. The authors have extensive knowledge and experience in applying the science of learning to college teaching, and they graciously share it with you in this organized and readable book." —From the Foreword by Richard E. Mayer, professor of psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; coauthor, e-Learning and the Science of Instruction; and author, Multimedia Learning

The Harm of Coercive Schooling

Author : Peter Gray
Publisher : Alliance for Self-Directed Education
ISBN 13 : 9781952837005
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis The Harm of Coercive Schooling by : Peter Gray

Download or read book The Harm of Coercive Schooling written by Peter Gray and published by Alliance for Self-Directed Education. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children, like all human beings, crave freedom, but they are not free in school. Schools operate by methods of coercion (a "request" in school is really an order), enforced with reward, punishment, and threats. Coercion interferes with children's natural, joy-filled and interest-filled ways of learning and turns learning into "work." In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray describes also how schooling promotes bullying, cheating, and showing off; contributes to high rates of anxiety, depression, and even suicide among students; aims to push everyone, regardless of the shape of their personality, through the same square holes; and leads to a lifetime of anxiety dreams. The last two essays show how the harm has moved down even to the youngest students, caused by the misbelief that academic training should start in kindergarten and before. This collection is for everyone who cares about children's wellbeing.

Legacy of Trust

Author : Daniel Greenberg
Publisher : The Sudbury Valley School
ISBN 13 : 9781888947045
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Legacy of Trust by : Daniel Greenberg

Download or read book Legacy of Trust written by Daniel Greenberg and published by The Sudbury Valley School. This book was released on 1992 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Free to Learn

Author : Peter Gray
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465037917
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Book Synopsis Free to Learn by : Peter Gray

Download or read book Free to Learn written by Peter Gray and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading expert in childhood development makes the case for why self-directed learning — "unschooling" — is the best way to get kids to learn. "All kids love learning. Most don't love school. That's a disconnect we've avoided discussing—until this lightning bolt of a book. If you've ever wondered why your curious kid is turning into a sullen slug at school, Peter Gray's Free to Learn has the answer. He also has the antidote." —Lenore Skenazy, author of Free-Range Kids In Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter Gray argues that in order to foster children who will thrive in today's constantly changing world, we must entrust them to steer their own learning and development. Drawing on evidence from anthropology, psychology, and history, he demonstrates that free play is the primary means by which children learn to control their lives, solve problems, get along with peers, and become emotionally resilient. A brave, counterintuitive proposal for freeing our children from the shackles of the curiosity-killing institution we call school, Free to Learn suggests that it's time to stop asking what's wrong with our children, and start asking what's wrong with the system. It shows how we can act—both as parents and as members of society—to improve children's lives and to promote their happiness and learning.

Self-direction in Adult Learning

Author : Ralph G. Brockett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429854358
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Book Synopsis Self-direction in Adult Learning by : Ralph G. Brockett

Download or read book Self-direction in Adult Learning written by Ralph G. Brockett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1991, this book provides the reader with a comprehensive synthesis of developments, issues and practices related to a self-direction in learning. it presents strategies for facilitating self-directed learning as an instructional method and for enhancing learner self-direction as an aspect of adult personality. The idea of self-directed learning is not a new one but has received renewed attention in education circles and has particular significance for the adult education sector.

Mother Nature's Pedagogy

Author : Peter Gray
Publisher : Alliance for Self-Directed Education
ISBN 13 : 9781952837067
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Mother Nature's Pedagogy by : Peter Gray

Download or read book Mother Nature's Pedagogy written by Peter Gray and published by Alliance for Self-Directed Education. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children come into the world biologically designed to educate themselves. Their natural curiosity, playfulness, sociability, willfulness, adventurousness, tendency to look ahead, and desire to do well in the world were all shaped, by natural selection, to serve the function of education. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray describes, with research evidence, how these natural tendencies play themselves out in children who are not schooled but, instead, are allowed ample time and opportunity to exercise their natural educative drives. He explains, especially, how children learn from one another when allowed to play freely in settings where they are not segregated by age. In addition, he presents evidence that children come into the world with prosocial drives-to help, share, and comfort-that grow ever stronger when adults allow them to grow. He also discusses ADHD as a natural and valuable personality variation, not a disorder, which causes problems in the typical school environment but does not interfere with Self-Directed Education.

The Pursuit of Happiness

Author : Daniel Greenberg
Publisher : The Sudbury Valley School
ISBN 13 : 9781888947250
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book The Pursuit of Happiness written by Daniel Greenberg and published by The Sudbury Valley School. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study which explores the lives of more than a hundred former students aged 21-49 who spent their formative years at the Sudbury Valley School. It examines in depth their values, their character, and their careers, drawing extensively on their own words.

Rethinking Learning to Read

Author : PATTISON Harriet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781900219464
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Learning to Read written by PATTISON Harriet and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning

Author : Arthur L. Costa
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 0761938710
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (619 download)

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Book Synopsis Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning by : Arthur L. Costa

Download or read book Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning written by Arthur L. Costa and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on assessing students' abilities as self-directed learners. The authors use 'triangulation' to ensure that the assessment system is balanced and complete.

Wounded by School

Author : Kirsten Olson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Wounded by School by : Kirsten Olson

Download or read book Wounded by School written by Kirsten Olson and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her provocative new book, education writer and critic Kirsten Olson brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens students' interests, and dampens down differences among learners. She also presents the experiences of wounded learners who have healed and shows what teachers, parents, and students can do right now to help themselves stay healthy.

Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education

Author : Elsa Mentz
Publisher : AOSIS
ISBN 13 : 1928396879
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (283 download)

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Book Synopsis Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education by : Elsa Mentz

Download or read book Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education written by Elsa Mentz and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to scholarship in the field of self-directed learning in the 21st century, with specific reference to higher education. The target audience of the book includes scholars in the field of self-directed learning and higher education. The book contributes to the discourse on the quality of education in the 21st century and adds to the body of scholarship in terms of self-directed learning, and specifically its role in higher education. Although all the chapters in the book directly address self-directed learning, the different foci and viewpoints raised make the book a rich knowledge bank of work on self-directed learning.

Unschooled

Author : Kerry McDonald
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1641600667
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Unschooled written by Kerry McDonald and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives. In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled also spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are evolving an old schooling model of education. These innovators challenge the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn. They are parents who saw firsthand how schooling can dull children's natural curiosity and exuberance and others who decided early on to enable their children to learn without school. Educators who left public school classrooms discuss launching self-directed learning centers to allow young people's innate learning instincts to flourish, and entrepreneurs explore their disillusionment with the teach-and-test approach of traditional schooling.

How Children Acquire "Academic" Skills Without Formal Instruction

Author : Peter Gray
Publisher : Alliance for Self-Directed Education
ISBN 13 : 9781952837043
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis How Children Acquire "Academic" Skills Without Formal Instruction by : Peter Gray

Download or read book How Children Acquire "Academic" Skills Without Formal Instruction written by Peter Gray and published by Alliance for Self-Directed Education. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children who grow up in a literate and numerate environment do not need to be taught how to read or how to use numbers to calculate. They pick these skills up in the course of their everyday living. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents the evidence that this is so. He also presents evidence that teaching-especially when it is forced and comes too early-can interfere with children's learning to read and calculate. In addition, in one essay he describes the difference between Self-Directed Education and progressive education, and in another he presents evidence refuting the claim that children lose academic skills during summer vacation from school (the so-called "summer slide"). This book is especially valuable for parents who are thinking of opting out of standard schooling for their children but are concerned about their children's acquisition of academic skills. It is also valuable for educators who are interested in stretching their understanding of how children naturally learn the kinds of skills that schools try to teach.

The Leader in Me

Author : Stephen R. Covey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147110446X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The Leader in Me written by Stephen R. Covey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Meis that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleto a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children, who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits, that have already changed the lives of millions of people, and shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.

Make It Stick

Author : Peter C. Brown
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674729013
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Make It Stick written by Peter C. Brown and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners. Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known. New insights into how memory is encoded, consolidated, and later retrieved have led to a better understanding of how we learn. Grappling with the impediments that make learning challenging leads both to more complex mastery and better retention of what was learned. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.