num_pages: 288
description: Selected as one of the Best Books on Innovation 2008 by BusinessWeek magazine Named the Best Human-Capital Book of 2008 by Strategy  Business magazine A crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution  Provocatively titled Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system needs--a well thought-through proposal for using technology to better serve students and bring our schools into the 21st Century. Unlike so many education 'reforms' this is not small-bore stuff. For that reason alone it's likely to be resisted by defenders of the status quo even though it's necessary and right for our kids.We owe it to them to make sure this book isn't merely a terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation.--Joel Klein Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education A brilliant teacher Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education.--Jim Collins bestselling author of Good to Great According 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
language: English
title: Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
publisher: McGraw-Hill