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Guy Claxton

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Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Winchester. His many publications include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less. He lives in the UK.

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	Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less 3.91 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 1997 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education 4.13 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Educating Ruby: what our children really need to learn by Guy Claxton, Bill Lucas, . Bill (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks 3.82 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Future of Teaching: And the Myths That Hold It Back 4.08 avg rating — 48 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of Buddhism: Practical Wisdom for an Agitated World 3.98 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wayward Mind: An Intimate History of the Unconscious 4.07 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Learning Power Approach: Teaching Learners to Teach Themselves 4.13 avg rating — 40 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building Learning Power: Helping Young People Become Better Learners 3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	كن مبدعاً : خطوات ضرورية لإعادة الحيوية إلى حياتك وعملك 2.96 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Children’s success in life depends not on whether they can read, but on whether they do”
― Guy Claxton, What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education

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“In a complicated, fast-changing world the intelligent path is to let go of being a Knower and embrace being a Learner.”
― Guy Claxton, What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education

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“If we want young people to develop the habits of thinking for themselves, using their imagination, being open to new ideas, saying when they don’t understand, and exploring real challenges together, then they have to see their teachers doing the same thing.”
― Guy Claxton, What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education

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