Frank Smith (1) (1928–)
Author of The Book of Learning and Forgetting
For other authors named Frank Smith, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Frank Smith has been a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the University of Toronto, the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University. A number of his books and professional show more articles have become classics among educators show less
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- 1928
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- England
- Places of residence
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Education
- Harvard University (Ph.D.|Psycholinguistics)
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My only criticism is that so much more research has been done since this, but the approach is still valid as is some of the material
although this book moves along in the mystery it is somewhat plodding, a sense the author thinks he is 'modern' pervades this tome which is somewhat off putting, he's maybe trying too hard.still it does make me want to get to the end to find out 'who dunnit' so i guess it is working as it is supposed to.
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We’re all familiar with the classic theory. You go to class with others of your age, your teacher goes over a set curriculum, you take a test on the subjects and are left feeling great or like you failed. Repeat this process to “learn”.
This process hasn’t been around that long. Look back 200 years ago and people learned completely differently. It seemed to work well, as it led to enlightened artists and ancient philosophers. This book looks into what led to this change in education, and what we can do to get back to the old ways.
Many of the concepts of the old ways connected with me. Leaning towards hands on learning, favoring fun and mentor ship over assessments, mixing up groups to include people of different skill levels and more. It left me wanting to figure out what a curriculum would look like and just how much fun it would be to learn with an excited group of learners in this way.… (more)