In this Book
- Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World: The Ross School Model and Education for the Global Era
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: NYU Press
An examination of new approaches to educating children in a globalized world
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, we are living in a global era, yet schooling systems remain generally reactive and slow to adapt to shifting economic, technological, demographic, and cultural terrains. There is a growing urgency to create, evaluate, and expand new models of education that are better synchronized with the realities of today’s globally linked economies and societies.
Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World examines one such model: the ethos and practices of the Ross Schools and their incubation, promotion, and launching of new ideas and practices into public education. Over the last two decades Ross has come to articulate a systematic approach to education consciously tailored for a new era of global interdependence.
In this volume, world-renowned scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as veteran teachers, administrators, and students, come together to examine some of the best practices in K-12 education in the context of an increasingly interconnected world. Together they explore how the Ross model of education, which cultivates in students a global perspective, aligns with broader trends in the arts, humanities, and sciences in the new millennium.
Contributors: Nick Appelbaum, Ralph Abraham, Antonio M. Battro, Sally Booth, Michele Clays, Elizabeth M. Daley, Antonio Damasio, Hanna Damasio, Kurt W. Fischer, Howard Gardner, Vartan Gregorian, Christina Hinton, Hideaki Koizumi, Debra McCall, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, John Sexton, Carola Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, William Irwin Thompson, and Sherry Turkle
Table of Contents
- front matter
- pp. 1-3
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 9-10
- Introduction:Architectures of Care
- pp. 11-34
- Part IRethinking Educationin the Global Era
- 2The Case for Global Education
- pp. 53-58
- 3A Tangled Web
- pp. 59-68
- Part IIThe New Science of Engagement
- 4Mind, Brain, and Education
- pp. 71-78
- 5Research Schools
- pp. 79-90
- 6Toward a NewEducational Philosophy
- pp. 91-104
- Part IIICreativity and Integration
- 7Multimedia Literacy
- pp. 107-118
- 8Object Lessons
- pp. 119-134
- 9The Trouble with Math
- pp. 135-148
- Part IVTheories and Practices
- 10Choreographing the Curriculum
- pp. 151-166
- 11Mathematics and Culture
- pp. 167-172
- 12The Butterflies of the Soul
- pp. 173-180
- Epilogue:We Are Waiting for You
- pp. 199-204
- Conclusion
- pp. 205-210
- About the Contributors
- pp. 211-214