{"product_id":"why-do-i-need-a-ian-gilbert-9780415709590","title":"Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?: The essential guide to the big issues for every teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do I need a teacher when I've got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in this urgent and invigorating book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants? \u003cbr\u003e- What do you do for the 'sweetcorn kids' who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in? \u003cbr\u003e- What's the real point of school? \u003cbr\u003e- Exams - So whose bright idea was that? \u003cbr\u003e- Why 'EQ' is fast becoming the new 'IQ'. \u003cbr\u003e- What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies? \u003cbr\u003e- Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his customary combination of hard-hitting truths, practical classroom ideas and irreverent sense of humour, Ian Gilbert takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride through burning issues of the twenty-first century, considering everything from the threats facing the world and the challenge of the BRIC economies to the link between eugenics and the 11+.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs wide-ranging and exhaustively-researched as it is entertaining and accessible, this book is designed to challenge teachers and inform them - as well as encourage them - as they strive to design a twenty-first century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people. After all, the future of the world may just depend on it\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415709598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415709590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Ian Gilbert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946605936895,"sku":"9780415709590","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f8ab7aca-f38d-40f1-9054-6bde353f0dcb.jpg?v=1681514095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-do-i-need-a-ian-gilbert-9780415709590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}