Inclusion is increasingly becoming one of the policy drivers shaping educational discourse and practice. What constitutes the term "inclusion" itself and how ideas derived from the different perspectives on inclusion impact school leadership practice point to a highly contested field of enquiry.
What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education
What's the Point of School? takes the reader beyond the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams in order to reveal the key responsibility of education today: to create students who enjoy learning. With their emphasis on stressful exams and regurgitation of information, Guy Claxton claims that schools are currently doing more harm than good, primarily making students fear failure. Instead, schools must encourage students to develop their curiosity, ask stupid questions, and think for themselves.
"Roald Dahl has written many great books and this one is no exception. He tells the story of his life during the Second World War, where he was an aircraft pilot in North Africa. It is full of many breathtaking events, and at one point his plane comes down and he nearly dies. "
