Grasp

I appreciate that the author does not attempt to proffer a definitive solution to learning for all students–while also providing valuable guidance to educators. The author does make one point emphatically: the need to improve access to learning for all. I have been teaching science and mathematics to high school students in an underprivileged area in India. Most of my career has been in the field of technology. It has struck me that each student is unique in the way she learns. I recognize that I had designed my teaching for how I study. It turned out that my style of learning was not right for every pupil in my class. From this book, I have gained insight into many other aspects of learning that apply to different segments of the population–one size does not fit all. Of course, that poses a challenge when there are many students in a class. This book has come out in the digital classroom era, where custom tailoring of education to suit individual students is more feasible.
Here is a beautiful proclamation from the epilogue of the book.
“For too long, we’ve blindly obeyed educational traditions built on precarious scientific evidence, and consequently impeded learning everywhere. Now, the opportunities presented by a more intentional approach-to place learning above winnowing; to place access above exclusivity are too promising to ignore. There is no better day than today to announce a new age of learning. Before the hour grows any later, let’s fire off a cannonade not of gunpowder but of action potentials and get started. ”

The most entertaining read on the history of education, a heavy dose on the science of learning, a brief exploration into radical change in higher ed, and a splash of creative educational optimism.

I’d love to spend a week with Sanjay and his crew and talk about radical ideas for how the reach of education can be furthered (and how to do it in a novel way). Reading about the MicroMasters (and the MicroMinors!) is reassuring – especially as higher education is being forced into a reframing period.

Must read for anyone who wants to improve education in P-16.

Also, any book that features Woodie Flowers is a must read!

…I meeaaan hes like the Willy Wonka of learning!!

Cooome with him, and youll skim, a wooorrrrld of pure pedagogification

Outstanding.

I like the concepts and I am taking it at great leisure. Can’t wait to see what he says will fix it. As a teacher I really hate what we do to kids.

This is a super interesting book about the science of learning. It’s very well written and provides practical information about how we learn!

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