Natural Born Learners
- Author Alex Beard
- Narrator Alex Beard, Mike Grady
- Publisher Orion
- Run Time 12 hours and 52 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre History of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Schools and pre-schools.
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What to expect
In Natural Born Learners, education insider Alex Beard takes us on a dazzling tour of the future of learning to show how we can - and why we must - do better. Weaving together expert insight, entertaining anecdote and intelligent research, Beard leads us from the crowded corridors of a London comprehensive to the high-tech halls of Silicon Valley, through the exam factories of South Korea to the inclusive classrooms of Finland to reveal that today we stand on the cusp of a learning revolution.
Tackling everything from artificial intelligence to our growing understanding of the infant brain, from the roots of creativity to the way classrooms can be unwitting engines of extremism, this book is a user's guide to transforming learning in the twenty-first century and roadmap to accessing our better future selves.
Read by Mike Grady and Introduced by Alex Beard
(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
Critics Review
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Readers should accompany Beard on his travels – not only because the subject of his inquiry is so important, but because after myriad engaging anecdotes and encounters, he arrives at some conclusions with universal relevance
FINANCIAL TIMES -
Invigorating…one of the most optimistic, thought-provoking and ambitious educational books of recent years. Natural Born Learners is audacious, sassy, unafraid of big questions about what our children deserve and what our culture needs from education…bold and exuberant
TES -
In this vital and vitalising exploration of the future of education, Alex Beard has written a compelling work of non-fiction. A meditation, a rallying cry and an inspirational call to cut a new educational path, this is an incredibly important book. As Beard powerfully illustrates, if we get education right for everyone then we’ll be well on the way to solving so many of our other problems
METRO -
A timely and passionate book on the need for a global educational renaissance
MAIL ON SUNDAY -
Lively and provocative … Beard is inspirational on the capabilities of the brain. Fizzing through the neuroscience he encourages readers to admire the potential for learning in even a lowly slug, and makes a powerful case against the old ideas of fixed or hereditary intelligence
DAILY TELEGRAPH -
Fascinating
GUARDIAN
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