{"product_id":"why-do-i-need-a-teacher-when-ive-got-google-the-essential-guide-to-the-big-issues-for-every-teacher-paperback","title":"Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've Got Google?: The Essential Guide to the Big Issues for Every Teacher - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat 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?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat's the real point of school?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExams - So whose bright idea was that?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy 'EQ' is fast becoming the new 'IQ'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\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\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e is an educational innovator, award-winning writer, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker, delivering training to schools and colleges in the UK and worldwide for his 'Independent Thinking' organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52406685040945,"sku":"9780415709590","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/mIM-D4MuFn9780415709590.webp?v=1783074756","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/why-do-i-need-a-teacher-when-ive-got-google-the-essential-guide-to-the-big-issues-for-every-teacher-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}