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Learning is the soul of our species. From our first steps to our
last words, we are what we learn. Our education predicts how much
we'll earn, how content we will be, even how long we'll live. But
for all its obvious importance, learning has lost touch with human
progress. We live in an information age, work in a knowledge
economy, yet our schools are relics of an industrial era. In
Natural Born Learners, education insider Alex Beard takes us on a
dazzling tour of the future of learning to show how we can - and
why we must - do better. Weaving together expert insight,
entertaining anecdote and intelligent research, Beard leads us from
the crowded corridors of a London comprehensive to the high-tech
halls of Silicon Valley, through the exam factories of South Korea
to the inclusive classrooms of Finland to reveal that today we
stand on the cusp of a learning revolution. Tackling everything
from artificial intelligence to our growing understanding of the
infant brain, from the roots of creativity to the way classrooms
can be unwitting engines of extremism, this book is a user's guide
to transforming learning in the twenty-first century and roadmap to
accessing our better future selves.
Learning is the soul of our species. From our first steps to our
last words, we are what we learn. Our education predicts how much
we'll earn, how content we will be, even how long we'll live. But
for all its obvious importance, learning has lost touch with human
progress. We live in an information age, work in a knowledge
economy, yet our schools are relics of an industrial era. In
Natural Born Learners, education insider Alex Beard takes us on a
dazzling tour of the future of learning to show how we can - and
why we must - do better. Weaving together expert insight,
entertaining anecdote and intelligent research, Beard leads us from
the crowded corridors of a London comprehensive to the high-tech
halls of Silicon Valley, through the exam factories of South Korea
to the inclusive classrooms of Finland to reveal that today we
stand on the cusp of a learning revolution. Tackling everything
from artificial intelligence to our growing understanding of the
infant brain, from the roots of creativity to the way classrooms
can be unwitting engines of extremism, this book is a user's guide
to transforming learning in the twenty-first century and roadmap to
accessing our better future selves.
In his children's book debut, fine artist Alex Beard brings to life
an African savanna filled with humor and misunderstandings. When
Bird mixes up something Turtle says, he accidentally starts a rumor
about the watering hole drying up. One misunderstanding leads to
another, with animals making their own hilarious assumptions. No
one is hearing anything right, and soon the animals are in an
uproar from one end of the jungle to the other. Elephant is
trumpeting, Croc is snapping, and the Flamingos are fleeing!
Beard's story will have every child wondering if peace can ever be
restored in the animal kingdom.
The Black Rhino and his friend Tikbird wonder why Crocodile is
crying. They are hesitant to ask him as Crocodile has a reputation
for eating animals that come too near! So they circle the area,
asking each animal they see why Crocodile is crying. But the
animals to ask are difficult to find as their numbers are growing
ever smaller.
The monkeys that live at the foot of the Mbuno Hills in Africa love
to play games. One day while playing Elephant in the Middle with
their large friend, their ball, a nut from an ancient baobab tree,
rolls into a cave where the troop of monkeys never go. It is dark
inside and possibly filled with horrible beasts! When they venture
in, they discover instead that the walls are covered with paintings
of animals. Elephant shows the monkeys how they too can create
artwork using their hands and feet as stamps and mud as their
medium. But things are never quite as easy as they seem.
Learning is the soul of our species. From our first steps to our
last words, we are what we learn. But for all its obvious
importance, learning has lost touch with human progress. We live in
an information age, work in a knowledge economy, yet our schools
are relics of an industrial era. Education insider Alex Beard takes
us on a dazzling tour of the future of learning to show how we can
- and why we must - do better. Tackling everything from artificial
intelligence to our growing understanding of the infant brain,
Natural Born Learners is a user's guide to transforming learning in
the twenty-first century and roadmap to accessing our better future
selves.
Can warthogs fly? Do tigers eat tomatoes? For answers, follow along
as Warthog lies his way to the throne in this timeless, yet most
timely, Tale from the Watering Hole. Will the Truth catch up with
the king? Find out as Alex Beard’s whimsical animals come to life
to illuminate real world truths for children of all ages. With a
nod to Aesop and Kipling, this funny and pointed parable has
lessons for everyone, from the playground to the boardroom and
beyond!
New Orleans-based painter and admired children's author Alex Beard
is the creator of a unique style of painting called "Abstract
Naturalism," which combines abstract expressionism with naturalist
environmental art. His precise yet abstract visual arithmetic is
why many consider Alex Beard a successor to the school of visual
mathematicians championed by M.C. Escher. Inspired by his travels,
wildlife, and recurring natural patterns, Beard draws and paints
intensely colourful, detailed interpretations of the world around
us. Included in this lavishly produced book are works made over the
past 25 years, and a handwritten introduction that illuminates
Beard's fascinating philosophy of the interconnectedness of life,
art, and mathematics. This magnificent collection of drawings and
paintings will have wide appeal, pleasing not only art aficionados,
but those whose enthusiasms range from the environment to
mathematics.
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