Teaching Minds: How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools
''[Schank] rejects many 'truths' held by today's educators and politicians...the author believes society is better served when the focus is on improving the conceptual, analytical, and social processes of the individual rather than on acquiring factual knowledge.'' --ForeWordMagazine''With stark honesty and a sharp focus on research, Schank has written a provocative, convincing, and useful book about the design of cognitively based learning experiences that can be applied to real contexts...Teaching Mindscan undoubtedly help individual teachers, professors, leaders, and curriculum design teams to transform learning experiences for students at all levels.'' --Education Canada''With stark honesty and a sharp focus on research, Schank has written a provocative, convincing, and useful book about the design of cognitively based learning experiences that can be applied to real contexts...Teaching Mindscan undoubtedly help individual teachers, professors, leaders, and curriculum design teams to transform learning experiences for students at all levels.'' --Education Canada