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Jane Gilbert
If this book were a film, it would be rated M—with a caution that "some
viewers may be disturbed by some scenes." In Catching the Knowledge
Wave? Jane Gilbert takes apart many long-held ideas about knowledge and
education. She says that knowledge is now a verb, not a noun—something we do
rather than something we have—and explores the ways our schools need to change
to prepare people to participate in the knowledge-based societies of the
future.
The knowledge society is an idea that is widely discussed, but not well
understood. Knowledge is developing a new meaning, one that is quite
different to the one our schools were built on. Because of this, knowledge
society developments are a major challenge for our schools. We cannot address
this challenge by adding more ideas to our existing structures. We need a
completely new framework—one that takes account of knowledge's new meaning, but
also gives everyone an equal opportunity to succeed. If this seems like a tall
order, it probably is—however this book attempts to map out such a
framework.
This is a book to argue with, to agree or disagree with, but above all
to read—the future of our public education system is at stake.
NZCER, 2005
ISBN: 1-877398-04-7
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