If Einstein Ran the Schools : Revitalizing U. S. Education.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Chapter One: The Purpose of Education: Introducing Incredible Kids to an Amazing World -- Chapter Two: Imagination: Unleashing Our Children's Ability to Mentally Soar -- Chapter Three: Love of Learning: Affirming the Most Important Goal of Education -- Chapter Four: Creativity: Teaching outside the Box -- Chapter Five: Playfulness: Restoring Childhood to Preschool and Kindergarten -- Chapter Six: Curiosity: Feeding Our Children's Hunger for Knowledge -- Chapter Seven: Wonder: Reawakening Our Children's Sense of Awefor the Mystery of Life -- Chapter Eight: Individuality: Resisting Standardization, Datafication, and Depersonalization in Education -- Chapter Nine: Neurodiversity: Emphasizing the Strengths of Kids with Special Needs -- Chapter Ten: Compassion: Educating the Heart in the "Selfie" Generation -- Chapter Eleven: Care for Nature: Cultivating a Reverence for All LivingThings -- Chapter Twelve: Tolerance: Nurturing a Deep Respect for Human Differences -- Chapter Thirteen: Beauty: Sensitizing Kids to an Aesthetic Appreciationof the World -- Chapter Fourteen: The Einstein Classroom: Education for Our Children's Future -- Appendix A: Weapons of Mass Instruction: Fifteen Reasons Standardized Tests Are Worthless -- Appendix B: Leonardo da Vinci's IEP Meeting: The Problem with Special Education -- Appendix C: A Resource Guide for Revitalizing U.S. Education -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.

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