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by Howard Gardner (Author) "Many a person who has tried to master a foreign language in school has thought back wistfully to his (or her) own learning of his..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books (28 Dec 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0465088953
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465088959
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Merging cognitive science with the educational agenda, Gardner begins with a fascinating look at the young childs mind and concludes with a sweeping program for educational reform. The book shows how both the ancient art of apprenticeship and the modern childrens museum both work because learning takes place in context.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Today's Educators, 10 Mar 1999
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This review is from: The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach (Paperback)
This is important reading for all teachers and administrators. Gardner provides powerful insights into why schools aren't producing students with the skills to solve problems in real-life settings. His ideas help us examine how schools today could effectively teach for understanding.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Today's Educators, 11 Mar 1999
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This review is from: The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach (Paperback)
This is important reading for all teachers and administrators. Gardner provides powerful insights into why schools aren't producing students with the skills to solve problems in real-life settings. His ideas help us examine how schools today could effectively teach for understanding.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Common Sense in an academic way, 13 Jun 2009
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This review is from: The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach (Paperback)
The only thing wrong with this book which is easy to read and makes some excellent points is that much of Gardiner's work is not really new. Many others have recognised, Holt, Goodman etc. that schools are not ideal in their present form as mass educators simply because we are all different. This only comes as a surprise to a group of unenlightened educational administrators too busy getting on to see what was really going on. The parable of the talents is over 2000 years old so Gardiner with his multiple intelligence theory simply makes the blindingly obvious obscure and esoteric. The positive is that at last some of the educational establishment are awakening but as usual have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. It is sadly not just the children have unschooled minds. A worthy book making worthy points that may eventually lead to real progress but not quickly I venture.
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