And, Not, Or, With - Burgis, Paul L

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Résumé :
A significant proportion of the lives of young people is spent at school. Schools partner with parents, and together they have the very important task of teaching young people how to learn. In this book, experienced educator and principal Paul Burgis considers what learning is and how it occurs, in particular what it means to 'think critically'. He argues that the word 'not' has been rightly central to the education of young people in the West. It helps students to learn to question assumptions. He also argues that the words 'and', 'or' and 'with' are essential to learning how to think. He encourages parents and teachers to be generous in how we listen to each other. We live in a time when young people are encouraged to see life simply as a set of real or virtual experiences passing their senses. Burgis encourages educators and parents to think about education more broadly, and to see it as a way of forming and properly equipping the young people in our care....

Sommaire:
After becoming an English and History teacher, Paul Burgis worked in Sydney throughout the 1980s. In the early 1990s he moved with Susan and their young family to Harare, Zimbabwe, where he served as the Head of History at Eaglesvale School. On his return to Australia, he served as the Deputy Principal of Hillcrest College in Queensland, before returning to Sydney in the late 1990s to commence a PhD at UNSW and to work in Sydney schools. In 2004 he moved with Susan and their three daughters to Lancaster, United Kingdom, where he ran the Master of Arts in Education Programme at St. Martin's College, Lancaster University. He returned again to Sydney to become the Principal of Inaburra School, before accepting the role of Principal at the Presbyterian Ladies College (PLC) Sydney, where he has served for over fourteen years.He completed a PhD on education in Australia, The Philippines and Zimbabwe in 2006 at UNSW, with the assistance from the United Nations as part of the 2000 Millenium Goals. He has served on various boards and committees connected to education. He is married to Susan and they have three daughters, now married, and six grandchildren.He loves history, reading, travelling and aviculture....