The Unschooled Mind

The Unschooled Mind : How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach

Merging cognitive science with educational agenda, Gardner makes an eloquent case for restructuring our schools by showing just how ill-suited our minds and natural patterns of learning are to the prevailing modes of education. This reissue includes a new introduction by the author.

  • Format: Paperback | 352 pages
  • Dimensions: 157 x 233 x 25mm | 368g
  • Publication date: 29 Mar 2011
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publication City/Country: London, United States
  • Language: English
  • Edition Statement: 2nd edition
  • ISBN10: 0465024386
  • ISBN13: 9780465024384
  • Bestsellers rank: 89,797

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