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A crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution…“A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education.”-Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to GreatAccording to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need “disruptive innovation.”Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time-education-and apply Christensen's now-famous theories of “disruptive” change using a wide range of real-life examples. Whether you're a school administrator, government official, business leader, parent, teacher, or entrepreneur, you'll discover surprising new ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories. You'll learn how Customized learning will help many more students succeed in schoolStudent-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technologyComputers must be disruptively deployed to every studentDisruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reformWe can compete in the global classroom-and get ahead in the global marketFilled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and unprecedented insights on how innovation must be managed, Disrupting Class will open your eyes to new possibilities, unlock hidden potential, and get you to think differently. Professor Christensen and his coauthors provide a bold new lesson in innovation that will help you make the grade for years to come.The future is now. Class is in session.
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We need to find ways to help people learn better.
Everyone agrees with that statement.
Who doesn't remember hours, days, years really, wasted listening to the drone of an instructor relating information one has already acquired? And an equal amount of time attempting to comprehend information an instructor is sharing that is so beyond one that there is no hope of understanding it?
I hoped this book would have powerful ideas for action leading to change. Instead, the book described the process education will change, despite our efforts, almost inevitably.
I didn't take away much from the book except a sense of hopefulness that education will improve in the future.