Education to Better Their World: Unleashing the Power of 21st-Century Kids

Synopsis

This Is A Book, Ultimately, About Developing Young People's Capacity To Accomplish Things That Will Make Their World A Better Place, Using Means Never Before Available. It Offers An Innovative And Achievable Vision For A Global Future Education That Will Better Prepare Students From All Backgrounds. -- Provided By Publisher. What's Happened -- A Challenge To The World -- Our New Globally Empowered Kids -- Real, World-improving Projects -- Reuniting Our Two Great Educational Traditions : Thinking And Accomplishing -- Education To Better Their World -- What Kids Could Accomplish -- Achievement Vs. Accomplishment -- All The Skills Kids Need -- Supporting New Education With Technology -- The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Educating Our Kids -- Will Change Happen? -- What People Can Do. Marc Prensky. Includes Bibliographical References.