{"product_id":"the-game-of-school-why-we-all-play-it-how-it-hurts-kids-and-what-it-will-take-to-change-it-paperback","title":"The Game of School: Why We All Play It, How It Hurts Kids, and What It Will Take to Change It - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Fried\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY PLAY THE HIGH STAKES GAME OF SCHOOL?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this must-read book, Robert Fried shows us that playing the game of school day after day is an intolerable waste of time, and while we are told it will lead to a decent paying job, it actually stupefies us for life's challenges--including being a decent citizen. He shows why we simply cannot keep doing this to our intellectually feisty youngsters, or to their teachers. Fried has it right in theory and detail, and he shows us, in his lively, poignant, often funny stories from the field, how teachers, parents, and, yes, kids, too, can begin to change this dreadful and unnecessary game.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--DEBORAH MEIER, \u003c\/b\u003e founding principal and director, New Ventures, Mission Hill School \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This critically important book plumbs the depths of productive vs. unproductive learning and finds a seemingly normal, yet insidious, 'game' at its core. Our schools' failure to engage young minds is explained through vivid portraits of teachers who buck the trend. Fried is not a nihilist who sees only the dark side. Far from it. He has the courage to describe the Game of School such that readers can accept the metaphor as a tool without which educational reform will continue to be ineffectual.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--SEYMOUR B. SARASON, \u003c\/b\u003e professor of psychology emeritus, Yale University and author of \u003ci\u003eAnd What Do You Mean by Learning?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert L. Fried\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the highly successful book \u003cem\u003eThe Passionate Teacher\u003c\/em\u003e and its follow-up volume, \u003cem\u003eThe Passionate Learner\u003c\/em\u003e. He has been an English teacher, school principal and board member. In addition, he consults with schools and speaks to teachers all over the country. He currently is an associate professor of education at Northeastern University and lives in Concord, NH.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52505016926515,"sku":"9781119143598","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QS9KZU91aXpqRXIxNUEzRWl6Y0ZuQT09.webp?v=1760209081","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-game-of-school-why-we-all-play-it-how-it-hurts-kids-and-what-it-will-take-to-change-it-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}