| Coloring Outside the Lines Contributor(s): Schank, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060930772 ISBN-13: 9780060930776 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Education - Education | Parent Participation - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Motherhood |
| Dewey: 649.1 |
| LCCN: 990055096 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.3" W x 8.03" (0.46 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: So begins this controversial and enlightened book by Roger Schank, Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on teaming, who believes that every day of the school year our children are being failed by an academic system that does nothing to stir a lifelong passion for learning.In this lively, sometimes alarming book, Schank shatters the myths about how children learn and offers candid advice for parents who want to raise kids with gumption, ambition, creativity, inquisitiveness, and analytic and verbal proficiency. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schank, Roger: - Roger Schank is the founder and director of Northwestern University's prestigious Institute for the Learning Sciences. Before joining the faculty of Northwestern, Schank was th director of the Yale University Artificial Intelligence Project. A prolific scholar in his field, he is also, as chairman and chief technology officer for Cognitive Arts Corporation, a respected consultant to many Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. government. |