Author : Rolf Arnold
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475847319
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)
Book Synopsis Escape from Teaching by : Rolf Arnold
Download or read book Escape from Teaching written by Rolf Arnold and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is a call to action. The title Escape from Teaching may sound a bit like an imperative. However, much of the recent findings from educational and brain research, especially regarding the potential benefits of informal and self-structured learning, are never realized in educational practice. It is time to ask: What did we really learn from all those years that we spent in instructional and often insulting contexts? What have we got to show from our formal education and what can we become as a result of this experience? What do we forget in such contexts and did it deprive us of our self-confidence and self-structuring skills? What consequences are associated with seeking and testing can equip us with permanent skills and abilities? How could educational institutions change to become places for successful self-directed skills development? And, how can we, as individuals and as a society, develop the potential that rests within us all?