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Humanizing the Education Machine: How to Create Schools That Turn Disengaged Kids Into Inspired Learners
A clear roadmap for the new territory of education
Education in the U.S. has been under fire for quite some time, and for good reason. The numbers alone tell a very disconcerting story: according to various polls, 70% of teachers are disengaged. Add to that the fact that the United States ranks last among industrialized nations for college graduation levels, and it's evident there's a huge problem that needs to be addressed. Yet the current education system and its school buildings—with teachers standing in front of classrooms and lecturing to students—have gone largely unchanged since the 19th century.
Humanizing the Education Machine tackles this tough issue head-on. It describes how the education system has become ineffective by not adapting to fit students' needs, learning styles, perspectives, and lives at home. This book explains how schools can evolve to engage students and involve parents. It serves to spread hope for reform and equip parents, educators, administrators, and communities to:
-Analyze the pitfalls of the current U.S. education system
-Intelligently argue the need to reform the current landscape of education
-Work to make a difference in the public education system
-Be an informed advocate for your child or local school system
If you're a concerned parent or professional looking for a trusted resource on the need for education reform, look no further than Humanizing the Education Machine. This illuminating resource provides the information you need to become a full partner in the new human-centered learning revolution.
Education in the U.S. has been under fire for quite some time, and for good reason. The numbers alone tell a very disconcerting story: according to various polls, 70% of teachers are disengaged. Add to that the fact that the United States ranks last among industrialized nations for college graduation levels, and it's evident there's a huge problem that needs to be addressed. Yet the current education system and its school buildings—with teachers standing in front of classrooms and lecturing to students—have gone largely unchanged since the 19th century.
Humanizing the Education Machine tackles this tough issue head-on. It describes how the education system has become ineffective by not adapting to fit students' needs, learning styles, perspectives, and lives at home. This book explains how schools can evolve to engage students and involve parents. It serves to spread hope for reform and equip parents, educators, administrators, and communities to:
-Analyze the pitfalls of the current U.S. education system
-Intelligently argue the need to reform the current landscape of education
-Work to make a difference in the public education system
-Be an informed advocate for your child or local school system
If you're a concerned parent or professional looking for a trusted resource on the need for education reform, look no further than Humanizing the Education Machine. This illuminating resource provides the information you need to become a full partner in the new human-centered learning revolution.
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320 pages, Paperback
Published November 7, 2016
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About the author
Rex Miller
7 books10 followersREX MILLER is the principal and thought leader for MindShift, a future-focused consultancy and organizational performance firm. He is the author of The Commercial Real Estate Revolution, The Millennium Matrix: Reclaiming the Past, Reframing the Future of the Church, and Change Your Space, Change Your Culture, all from Wiley.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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November 23, 2016
This is one audacious book. In fact, Miller makes the case that education is in such crisis that the only appropriate response is to swing for the fences. Somehow it is personal, global, nuanced, outrageous, and perfectly logical. It is a book for the ages, and it presents the first way out of our current circumstances that makes so much sense. It's a must-read.
July 17, 2021
If you are knowledgeable about education, this book will not provide anything new. Ideas presented are poorly synthesized from other (much better) theorists.
If you want to learn more about education and how to improve education systems, this book does not provide neither an accurate overview nor a useful framework for progress.
As a learning and education expert I think this is one of the worst books I have encountered. While I share the passion of the author in finding new models and also think the education system is broken, his simplistic and shallow views provide ya with nothing useful.
If you want to learn more about education and how to improve education systems, this book does not provide neither an accurate overview nor a useful framework for progress.
As a learning and education expert I think this is one of the worst books I have encountered. While I share the passion of the author in finding new models and also think the education system is broken, his simplistic and shallow views provide ya with nothing useful.
May 8, 2018
This is a great book for visioning what the future of education could look like.
July 5, 2020
Incredible book for all education leaders to read. Valid points towards needed change and ideas behind how decisions can drive that change.
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