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Smart Schools Paperback – May 1, 1995

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Although there has been a great deal of impassioned debate over the sad state of American education today, surprisingly little attention has been paid to how children actually learn to think. But, as David Perkins demonstrates, we cannot solve our problems in this area simply by redistributing power or by asking children to regurgitate facts on a multiple choice exam. Rather we must ask what kinds of knowledge students typically acquire in school.

In Smart Schools, Perkins draws on over twenty years of research to reveal the common misguided strategies students use in trying to understand a topic, and then shows teachers and parents what strategies they can use with children to increase real understanding.
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    May 1, 1995
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    7.5 x 0.7 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
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David Perkins, Ph.D., is co-director of Harvard Project Zero, one of the foremost research centers in the country on children’s learning, and a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0028740181
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Free Press; Reprint edition (May 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780028740188
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0028740188
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.7 x 9.25 inches
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David Perkins is a researcher, developer, writer, speaker, and Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Themes close to his heart include creative and critical thinking, the nature of intelligence, organizational learning and change, deep teaching and learning, and learning through the arts. He has authored and co-authored more than a dozen books on these matters. He is a founding member of the research and development group Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, an initiative still in full swing after 55 years, co-directed Project Zero for nearly 30 years, and continues his professional activities through it.

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  • Aya
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a teacher - or are going to be one - read this book - please!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2015
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    AWESOME BOOK! Read this for my class in educability of children and this book will be one of my resources as it presents some good ideas on how to help children learn - and enjoy the process. The best idea is that rather than sweeping changes across the country we look to create small Victory Gardens in our own backyards based on the needs and abilities of our own students. After all education is not a one size fits all proposition. We need to find ways to grow our own best practices to help our children become t he best they can be!
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  • M. Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Schools - Really Smart
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2009
    I really needed this book for a school project. It is excellently detailed. David Perkins is an expert in his field and comes highly recommended by my professor. Smart schools is a smart read...
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  • Fr. Charles Erlandson
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Smart and Wise Book that Could Benefit Many Educators
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2010
    "Smart Schools" by David Perkins is a "smart" book. I am reviewing this book as a strong advocate of both private parochial schools and homeschooling, and yet as far as books go trying to help reform the public schools, this is one of the better ones. The book is filled with many good theories that would probably improve the public schools (and other schools), if implemented.

    However, Perkins never addresses an even deeper problem with public schools and American schools in general, and that is the spiritual side of things. There are lots of tools and mechanisms for improving teaching and learning in "Smart Schools", but if the spiritual problems of American schools, culture, families, and students aren't addressed then most of Perkins' solution will find success in only a modest number of schools. What I mean is that if, as Perkins suggests, content is most important, then shouldn't a discussion of the soul and the good life be an integral part of the content and curriculum? Yet Perkins never discusses such essential content. Historically, the motivation for education has not been to get into college or get a good job but has been to educate the soul in discerning and leading the good life. Without this kind of "spiritual" motivation, what Perkins offers can yield only modest success and reform.

    Having said this, "Smart Schools," as a book that is aimed at reforming public schools by those who probably have no interest in having philosophy or spirituality be considered in any way does offer a lot of "best practices" that all schools - even private, parochial, and home schools could learn from. This makes Perkins' book one that is still worth reading by educators of all kinds.

    Here is an outline of the book which should give you a great picture of what Perkins is after:

    I. Smart Schools
    A. 3 Characteristics of Smart Schools
    1. Informed
    2. Thoughtful
    3. Energetic
    B. Thinking-Centered Education
    C. GOALS: Generative Knowledge
    1. retention of knowledge
    2. understanding of knowledge
    3. active use of knowledge
    D. MEANS: thoughtful learning
    1. learning is a consequence of thinking
    E. Perkins believes the answer to the problem is knowledge.

    II. Alarm Bells
    A. Fragile Knowledge
    B. Poor Thinking
    C. Ability Counts Most Theory [we love inspiration over perspiration]

    III. Teaching & Learning: Theory One and Beyond
    A. The "savior" of the schools is correct content, and not method.
    B. People learn much of what they have a reasonable opportunity and motivation to learn.
    1. clear information
    2. thoughtful practice
    3. informative feedback
    4. strong intrinsic or extrinsic motivation
    C. We need to model mental processes for students
    D. Our most important choice is what we try to teach

    IV. Content: Toward a Pedagogy of Understanding
    A. What is "Understanding"?
    B. Understanding Performances
    C. Understanding & Mental Images
    D. Levels of Understanding
    E. Powerful Representations
    F. Generative Topics - some topics lend themselves to more thinking

    V. Curriculum - Creating the Metacurriculum
    A. The Idea of the Metacurriculum
    METACOGNITION - Higher-order knowledge is about how ordinary subject-matter knowledge is organized
    B. Building the Metacurriculum [Components of it]
    1. Levels of Understanding
    2. Languages of thinking
    3. Intellectual passions
    4. Integrating mental images
    5. Learning to learn
    6. Teaching for Transfer
    C. Levels of Understanding
    D. Intellectual Passions
    F. Integrative Mental Images
    G. Learning to Learn
    H. Teaching for Transfer

    VI. CLASSROOMS - The Role of Distributed Intelligence
    A. The Idea of Distributed Intelligence
    B. Distributing Cognition Physically
    C. Distributing Cognition Socially
    D. Distributing Cognition Symbolically

    VII. MOTIVATION: The Cognitive Economy of Schooling
    A. The Idea of a Cognitive Economy
    1. gains and costs that students encounter
    2. changes must make sense to rational students and teachers
    B. Creating a Hot Cognitive Economy
    D. School Restructuring: A Cognitive Economic Revolution

    VIII. VICTORY GARDENS FOR REVITALIZED EDUCATION
    A. Example 1: Expert Tutoring
    B. Example 2: Biology for Young Inquirers
    C. Example 3: History for Thinkers
    D. Example 4: A Textbook from the Past
    E. Example 5: A Metacourse for Computer Programming
    F. Example 6: Jaimie Escalante
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  • Judy Wallace
    4.0 out of 5 stars Smart Schools : Better Thinking and Learning for Every Child
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 1999
    As the new millennium draws ever near, it is with bittersweet sensibility that as we look to the future of education with promising successes, we also reflect on the past at acknowledged failures. Despite continued advances in technology which should have at least guaranteed intellectual competency, academic mastery remains elusive. Impassioned debates abound in many arenas confirming the urgency of our plight. In his book "Smart Schools", David Perkins provides thoughtful insight into our classrooms and the ongoing challenge of educating our children. Numerous reforms and popular theories are explored with critical commentary. Situational examples are plentiful and serve to further support his views. Skillfully, Mr. Perkins constructs the school of the future demonstrating that a smart school is not only possible but necessary. Practical innovations regarding what to teach and how to teach are clearly outlined with cross curricular examples provided. The role of education with the intent to learn is redefined and strategies for success abound restoring a much needed sense of hope to our educational system. Effective change is possible but admittedly it won't be easy. A strong commitment by all is essential if his vision is to succeed. Change is often difficult and finding a starting point may be even harder. Perhaps the first step should be to read this book. Then the path will be easy to follow.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2016
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