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The Well-Educated Child: How the Principles and Practices of Quality Thinking, Agency, and Ethical Purpose Cultivate Deeper Learning

Deborah Kenny

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Summary

Deborah Kenny presents a view of education centered on thought, agency and ethical purpose. The book draws on her experience building schools to consider how students can learn more deeply.

It combines an educator’s experience with an argument about what schooling should aim to develop. Its principles invite scrutiny through classroom practice rather than acceptance as a universal formula. The volume includes a foreword by John Legend.

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Why read it Our view

Ask what students are being helped to understand and do for themselves. Compare a stated educational ideal with the classroom practices meant to support it.