Why do I need a teacher when I've got Google? : the essential guide to the big issues for every teacher / Ian Gilbert.
| Author/creator | Gilbert, Ian, 1965- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication | London ; New York : Routledge, 2014. |
| Description | xiv, 247 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Save the world -- The future's coming -- The great educational lie -- So, go on then, why do I need a teacher when I've got Google? -- AQA v AQA -- Your EQ will take you further than your IQ -- Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it's the only idea you've got -- It's the brain, stupid -- Neuromyths debunked! -- Your hands in their brains -- Talk to the hand coz the nucleus accumbens ain't listening -- Is that an iron bar through your frontal lobes or are you just pleased to see me? -- Don't make 'em mad, make 'em think? -- Teacher's little helper -- The 'f-word' -- It might be touchy-feely but it's still the most important thing you do -- What's the real point of school? -- An accidental school system -- Exams -- so whose bright idea was that!? -- Educated is not enough -- Is yours a teaching school or a learning school? -- Things that get in the way of the learning that are nothing to do with the teaching -- What do you use when you don't know what to do? -- A short word on thinking about thinking -- Remember to succeed -- How are you smart? -- Muchos pocos hacen un mucho -- Your classroom is not just an environment in which you can show how clever you are -- Teach less, learn more -- Enthusiasm and the sort of 7 per cent rule -- Why do I need a teacher when I own Google? -- Everyone remembers ... |
| Abstract | "Why do I need a teacher when I've got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in this urgent and invigorating book. Questioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as: - Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants? - What do you do for the 'sweetcorn kids' who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in? - What's the real point of school? - Exams - So whose bright idea was that? - Why 'EQ' is fast becoming the new 'IQ'. - What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies? - Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan? With his customary combination of hard-hitting truths, practical classroom ideas and irreverent sense of humour, Ian Gilbert takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride through burning issues of the twenty-first century, considering everything from the threats facing the world and the challenge of the BRIC economies to the link between eugenics and the 11+. As wide-ranging and exhaustively-researched as it is entertaining and accessible, this book is designed to challenge teachers and inform them - as well as encourage them - as they strive to design a twenty-first century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people. After all, the future of the world may just depend on it"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013050745 |
| ISBN | 9780415709583 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 041570958X (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780415709590 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0415709598 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB1025.3 .G443 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |