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The Anti-Education Era: Creating Smarter Students through Digital Learning Schools put genius child in special ed tell mom he cant ... A genius boy whose IQ is higher than Albert Einstein is on his way to possibly winning a Nobel Prize after being set free of special education programs in public ... Rank: #678098 in BooksBrand: Brand: Palgrave MacmillanPublished on: 2013-01-08Released on: 2013-01-08Original language: EnglishNumber of items: 1Dimensions: 9.20" h x .69" w x 6.14" l, .62 pounds Binding: Paperback256 pagesUsed Book in Good Condition 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.“how to get smart before it’s too late”By atishaBeing an admirer of Gee’s previous work on Video Game’s educational potential, I had high hopes for this book. Judging from the title (which I now think is a ruse devised by the publisher) I thought it will attempt to answer critical questions such as what is digital learning and how it can have a positive impact on education. Well, the book is only tangentially about that. Of all the different kinds of activities the term “digital learning” may imply it advocates for online multiplayer games such as The Sims can create “affinity space”. And it is sort of implied that this will solve all our biggest problems.In terms of structure the book is divided into two sections: the first, under the title ”how to be stupid”, gives an outline of the cognitive traits of human being. A large part of this is absolutely common sense. I waited and waited for some original insights to come up. But there is none. On the bright side of things, I think this introductory notes may serve well for middle school students in an elective course on human psychology. But the condescending tone may offend some of them.The second part, “how to get smart before it’s too late”, has some lofty claims. Basically it argues that human minds work better together. Who can possibly disagree with this And an example of this is that a disabled sixty year old woman can do really well in The Sims. But this sounds more like folk wisdom than serious proposal. Has the author ever heard of a term called “collective intelligence”In terms of style, I have to admit that in order to strive for an easy to digest style for the mass, an academic such as Gee has apparently abandoned any attempt at elegance and nuance. Seriously, casual blogs and discussion forums give me more reading pleasure. Turn to a random page I spot two sentences:1. The Sims is the best-selling video game in history and has over the years come out in newer and newer versions. (Page 124)2. This had one good effect and one bad one. The good effect was that more people could design and unleash their own creativity. The bad effect was that people needed to learn less and work less hard. (Page 125)The book is permeated with this kind of lazy and vague wording that is ill-fitting for an accomplished writer and scholar and certainly doesn’t belong to a book that deals supposedly with the issue of education. I suspect this is one of the reasons why I, as well as some other readers, find it incredibly repetitive. Who can cope with a lack of style in language AND a lack of ideas in the same time9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.What universities should have beenBy Alan BroomheadThe Anti-Education Era is James Gee's attempt to describe "what would constitute a proper education for a person who wants to be a producer and not just a consumer, a participant and not just a spectator, an agent and not a victim in a world full of ideology, risk, fear, and uncertainty" (p. xii). The book's title, failing as it does to hint at Gee's grand vision for education, is either very modest or just plain off-target.The big ideas:Effective learning comprises a 'circuit of reflective action' involving observation, hypothesis testing, action in the world, modification of one's knowledge, observation, hypothesis testing, and on and on. Essentially the scientific method applied to all learning with the goal of seeking the truth.The problem, according to Gee, is that there are so many ways for human beings to be stupid (his word), that this ideal is rarely attained. For example, people tell themselves 'mental comfort stories' that make them feel better but don't explain anything; they imagine their memories work like video cameras, faithfully recording the past; they try (or are made) to learn with inadequate context or experience; they isolate themselves in 'imagined kin groups' or in 'lonely groups of one'; and they believe pseudo-empirical stories such as creationism. People's failure to base their learning in an empirically-based circuit of reflective action has led to inequality and poverty, financial crises, environmental destruction, and many other ills.Gee's most important insight is that the world is now so complex that it is time to realize we have "come to the limits of individual human intelligence and individual expertise" (p. 170). He argues that humans work best when they are connected to tools, and that they can use each others' minds as tools. "What if human beings are not meant to be individuals," he asks, "but rather, are meant to be parts of a bigger whole" (p. 152) When human minds are integrated in the pursuit of a solution, what emerges is "a mind of minds" (p. 153), or what Gee calls Mind (with a capital M) as opposed to an individual mind (with a small m). Digital media can create an environment where individual minds can meet to form a greater problem-solving Mind, through the creation of 'affinity spaces,' of which there are already plenty on the internet.This is what universities should be, but have failed to be, according to Gee. Instead, he believes, they are "agents of the short-term thinking and short-term profit seeking typical of our contemporary society" (p. 7). Ouch.There are plenty of provocative ideas here, and they are grounded in the ideas of Gee's influential forebears. Students of Dewey or Vygotsky (or at least Vygotsky's successors) will recognize their influence in Gee's call for experience in education and his belief in the social basis of learning. When you read a book like this though, you might wonder if anyone is really taking notice, or if a voice like Gee's is just crying in the wilderness against the increasing trends toward vocationalism and credentialism in education.Gee is a great thinker and a good writer, able to express important ideas clearly and in straightforward language. This is a stimulating read for educators, and might serve as the beginnings of a theoretical foundation for online or traditional educational design. It could change the way you think about learning, and if you are an educator, how you think about the organization of teaching.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.We need to understand what is going on in educationBy Jesus Victor Fdez RomanIf you are interested in the way technology is going to transform (transforming) education this book is a must.James Paul Gee hits the key parts of education that are going to be altered via social media. Well written and well founded i definitely recommend this book if you are a teacher or a father.See all 11 customer reviews... Schools put genius child in special ed tell mom he cant ... A genius boy whose IQ is higher than Albert Einstein is on his way to possibly winning a Nobel Prize after being set free of special education programs in public ...
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