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Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture

by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Kirsten Olson, Parker J. Palmer
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Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture
Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture

Exposing education's flaws; guiding healing and reform.

If you've ever felt stifled or misunderstood by traditional schooling, "Wounded by School" might resonate with you deeply. Kirsten Olson's examination of education's shortcomings, backed by heartfelt stories, sheds light on how we might reclaim the joy of learning. It's particularly compelling for anyone interested in educational reform, be it teachers, parents, or students seeking affirmation that their academic struggles were not in vain.

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Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture

by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Kirsten Olson, Parker J. Palmer
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ISBN: 9780807749555
Authors: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Kirsten Olson, Parker J. Palmer
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date of Publication: 2009-04-23
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Personal Development
Related Topics: Psychology, Parenting, Education
Goodreads rating: 3.96
(rated by 137 readers)

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While reformers and policymakers focus on achievement gaps, testing, and accountability, millions of students mentally and emotionally disengage from learning and many gifted teachers leave the field. Ironically, today’s schooling is damaging the single most essential component to education—the joy of learning. How do we recognize the "wounds" caused by outdated schooling policies? How do we heal them? In her controversial new book, education writer and critic Kirsten Olson brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens students’ interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on deeply emotional stories, Olson shows that current institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Instead, the system tends to shame, disable, and bore many learners. Most importantly, she presents the experiences of wounded learners who have healed and shows what teachers, parents, and students can do right now to help themselves stay healthy.
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Exposing education's flaws; guiding healing and reform.

If you've ever felt stifled or misunderstood by traditional schooling, "Wounded by School" might resonate with you deeply. Kirsten Olson's examination of education's shortcomings, backed by heartfelt stories, sheds light on how we might reclaim the joy of learning. It's particularly compelling for anyone interested in educational reform, be it teachers, parents, or students seeking affirmation that their academic struggles were not in vain.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.