Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World

An examination of new approaches to educating children in a globalized world

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, we are living in a global era, yet schooling systems remain generally reactive and slow to adapt to shifting economic, technological, demographic, and cultural terrains. There is a growing urgency to create, evaluate, and expand new models of education that are better synchronized with the realities of today's globally linked economies and societies.

Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World examines one such model: the ethos and practices of the Ross Schools and their incubation, promotion, and launching of new ideas and practices into public education. Over the last two decades Ross has come to articulate a systematic approach to education consciously tailored for a new era of global interdependence.

In this volume, world-renowned scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as veteran teachers, administrators, and students, come together to examine some of the best practices in K-12 education in the context of an increasingly interconnected world. Together they explore how the Ross model of education, which cultivates in students a global perspective, aligns with broader trends in the arts, humanities, and sciences in the new millennium.

Contributors: Nick Appelbaum, Ralph Abraham, Antonio M. Battro, Sally Booth, Michele Clays, Elizabeth M. Daley, Antonio Damasio, Hanna Damasio, Kurt W. Fischer, Howard Gardner, Vartan Gregorian, Christina Hinton, Hideaki Koizumi, Debra McCall, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, John Sexton, Carola Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, William Irwin Thompson, and Sherry Turkle

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Foreword Nick Appelbaum Acknowledgments Introduction Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, and Carola Suárez-OrozcoPart I 1 Education in an Era of Specialized Knowledge Vartan Gregorian 2 The Case for Global Education John Sexton 3 A Tangled Web Howard GardnerPart II 4 Mind, Brain, and Education Antonio Damasio and Hanna Damasio 5 Research Schools Christina Hinton and Kurt W. Fischer 6 Toward a New Educational Philosophy Hideaki KoizumiPart III 7 Multimedia Literacy Elizabeth M. Daley with Holly Willis 8 Object Lessons Sherry Turkle 9 The Trouble with Math Ralph AbrahamPart IV 10 Choreographing the Curriculum Debra McCall 11 Mathematics and Culture William Irwin Thompson 12 The Butterflies of the Soul Antonio M. Battro 13 Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World Sally Booth with Michele Claeys Epilogue Pedro Noguera Conclusion Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj About the Contributors Index