1. What Is Wrong with the School Curriculum? - 1.

2. The New Literacy - p. 17.

3. Developing Self-Sufficiency - p. 34.

4. Career Skills for the New Economy - p. 54.

5. Public Policy Challenges - p. 70.

6. Mathematical and Scientific Foundations - p. 83.

7. Passion Schools: A New Vision for School and Curriculum - p. 104.

References - p. 121.

Index - p. 131.

About the Author - p. 143.

This important contribution to the future of education, by bestselling author and renowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins, proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Offering guidelines for deciding what is important to learn in order to become a knowledgeable person, a good citizen, a thoughtful worker, and a valuable friend in the 21st century, Collins considers the qualities needed for a healthy and productive life. Taking a close look at how advances in technology, communication, and the dissemination of information are reshaping the world, this volume examines how schools can foster flexible, self-directed learners who will succeed in the modern workplace. A concluding chapter presents a broad new vision for how schools can be redesigned to teach the kinds of knowledge and skills students will need in an increasingly complex society and global world. https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Worth-Teaching-Rethinking-Education-Connections/dp/0807758655

ISBN: 978-0-8077-5865-6

COLLINS, Allan

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