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The Educated Mind : How Cognitive Tools Shape Our Understanding

Kieran Egan

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"The Educated Mind is a thought-provoking book, offering a unique perspective on the different educational ideas that clash at every level of the educational process. It is a must-read for teachers and educators looking to understand the flaws in the current educational system and how they can be remedied. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is its presentation of a new and practical proposal for changing teaching and curriculum to fit how people actually learn, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in education reform."

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The Educated Mind : How Cognitive Tools Shape Our Understanding

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Condition guide
ISBN: 9780226190396
Author: Kieran Egan
Date of Publication: 1998-12-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Science, Personal Development
Goodreads rating: 4.2
(rated by 98 readers)

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The Educated Mind offers a bold and revitalizing new vision for today's uncertain educational system. Kieran Egan reconceives education, taking into account how we learn. He proposes the use of particular "intellectual tools"—such as language or literacy—that shape how we make sense of the world. These mediating tools generate successive kinds of somatic, mythic, romantic, philosophical, and ironic. Egan's account concludes with practical proposals for how teaching and curriculum can be changed to reflect the way children learn."A carefully argued and readable book. . . . Egan proposes a radical change of approach for the whole process of education. . . . There is much in this book to interest and excite those who discuss, research or deliver education."—Ann Fullick, New Scientist"A compelling vision for today's uncertain educational system."— Library Journal"Almost anyone involved at any level or in any part of the education system will find this a fascinating book to read."—Dr. Richard Fox, British Journal of Educational Psychology"A fascinating and provocative study of cultural and linguistic history, and of how various kinds of understanding that can be distinguished in that history are recapitulated in the developing minds of children."—Jonty Driver, New York Times Book Review
 

Explore cognitive tools shaping our understanding.

"The Educated Mind is a thought-provoking book, offering a unique perspective on the different educational ideas that clash at every level of the educational process. It is a must-read for teachers and educators looking to understand the flaws in the current educational system and how they can be remedied. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is its presentation of a new and practical proposal for changing teaching and curriculum to fit how people actually learn, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in education reform."

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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