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The central thesis of "Disrupting Class" is that disruptive innovation, particularly through the deployment of technology, can transform the American K-12 education system to better serve students and bring schools into the 21st century [Passage 2]. The book argues that technology has the potential to provide a high-quality education for every student [Passage 3].
The authors propose that disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other school reform attempts [Passage 1]. This approach involves rethinking our understanding of intelligence, reevaluating the educational system, and reinvigorating learning, which is necessary to stay competitive academically, economically, and technologically [Passage 3]. The book aims to serve as a blueprint for this educational transformation [Passage 2].
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, government official, business leader, parent, teacher, or entrepreneur, you'll discover surprising new ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories. You'll learn how: Customized learning will help many more students succeed in school Student-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technology Computers must be disruptively deployed to every student Disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reform We can compete in the global classroom-and get ahead in the global market Filled with fascinating case studies,…
Title: Disrupting Class, Expanded Edition: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, Michael B. Horn Description: Clay Christensen's groundbreaking bestselling work in education now updated and expanded, including a new chapter on Christensen's seminal "Jobs to Be Done" theory applied to education. "Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system needs--a well thought-through proposal for using technology to better serve students and bring our schools into the 21st Century. Unlike so many…
m Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great “Just as iTunes revolutionized the music industry, technology has the potential to transform education in America so that every one of the nation’s 50 million students receives a high quality education. Disrupting Class is a must-read, as it shows us how we can blaze that trail toward transformation.” —Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink…
rely a terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation." —Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education "A brilliant teacher, Christensen ...