{"product_id":"rough-diamonds-wilfried-r-vanhonacker-9781544518558","title":"Rough Diamonds: Rethinking How We Educate Future Generations","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Wilfried R. Vanhonacker's\u003c\/strong\u003e Rough Diamonds: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The future of formal education is about enabling and supporting lifelong learning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, formal education is not focused on learning. Instead, it is focused on efficient delivery. It has become a machine that increasingly shuns its core responsibilities. Reality is about to hold it to account. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the twenty-first century, technology is changing at an exponential pace. The knowledge that students gain during their formal education is becoming outdated more rapidly. Without a passion for learning and without a basis and support for continued learning, they can write off their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Rough Diamonds, Dr. Wilfried R. Vanhonacker offers personal observations that challenge every aspect of formal education, all with the aim to inspire thoughts on a new paradigm for education and to amplify the momentum for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfried R. Vanhonacker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1544518552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781544518558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houndstooth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Wilfried R. Vanhonacker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241352999167,"sku":"9781544518558","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e80294e7-8b2e-4b3c-b96d-9e45566fbd26.jpg?v=1772654018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rough-diamonds-wilfried-r-vanhonacker-9781544518558","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}