{"product_id":"turning-learning-right-side-up-russell-ackoff-9780132887632","title":"Turning Learning Right Side Up: Putting Education Back on Track","description":"In the age of the Internet, we educate people much as we did during the Industrial Revolution. We educate them for a world that no longer exists, instilling values antithetical to those of a free, 21st century democracy. Worst of all, too many schools extinguish the very creativity and joy they ought to nourish.  In \u003ci\u003eTurning Learning Right Side Up\u003c\/i\u003e, legendary systems scientist Dr. Russell Ackoff and \"in-the-trenches\" education innovator Daniel Greenberg offer a radically new path forward. In the year's most provocative conversation, they take on the very deepest questions about education: What should be its true purpose? Do classrooms make sense anymore? What should individuals contribute to their own education? Are yesterday's distinctions between subjects--and between the arts and sciences--still meaningful? What would the ideal lifelong education look like--at K-12, in universities, in the workplace, and beyond?   Ackoff and Greenberg each have experience making radical change work--successfully. Here, they combine deep idealism with a relentless focus on the real world--and arrive at solutions that are profoundly sensible and powerfully compelling.  \u003cb\u003eWhy today's educational system fails--and why superficial reforms won't help\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe questions politicians won't ask--and the answers they don't want to hear\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHow do people learn--and why do they choose to learn?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreating schools that reflect what we know about learning \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIn a 21st century democracy, what values must we nurture?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e...and why aren't we nurturing them? \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHow can tomorrow's \"ideal schools\" be operated and funded?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA plan that cuts through political gridlock and can actually work\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBeyond schools: building a society of passionate lifelong learners\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning from childhood to college to workplace through retirement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Ackoff,Daniel Greenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0132887630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780132887632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Russell Ackoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48216471896319,"sku":"9780132887632","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e6ebe3a-3209-437a-9968-68214c8a0ba6.jpg?v=1771991223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turning-learning-right-side-up-russell-ackoff-9780132887632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}