Reviews
Pasi Sahlberg,
author of Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland
A compelling call and an insightful analysis! In The Power of the Whole, Sean Slade presents a powerful case against focusing on individual things and invites us to focus on the whole in education.
Yong Zhao Ph.D.,
University of Kansas & University of Melbourne, and author of What Works May Hurt, and Catching Up or Leading the Way
With our infatuation with immediate things, we often miss the bigger picture. Sean Slade’s book takes us on a journey about the big picture - from the world around us to the world of education. A must-read for any educator, parent, policymaker, or anyone interested in learning about the big picture of education.
Michele Borba, Ed.D.,
educational psychologist, and author of Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
Dennis Shirley,
Duganne Faculty Fellow and Professor, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, and author of The New Imperatives of Educational Change: Achievement with Integrity
The complex nature of education has led us to break it down into more manageable parts. Consequently, we can’t see the forest for the trees anymore. The Power of the Whole shows why we need a clearer big picture view of education and how holistic approaches in teaching and leading will pave the way to better and fairer education. Whether you are a teacher, parent, or policymaker, this is a must-read book to reimagine what education could be.
Sean Slade's new jewel of a book, entitled Questioning Education, is one of the freshest and most original contributions to the school improvement literature in many years. Slade draws upon his many years of experience as a change leader in settings around the world to probe the deepest questions about learning and the purpose of education in our troubling times. Not just a critical diagnosis of where past reforms have gone wrong, Questioning Education points us in bold and yet attainable new directions. This truly is indispensable reading for every thinking educator.
At a time when we’re facing immense challenges in our world, big ideas in education are back. After decades of prioritizing incremental performance gains in measurable outcomes, everyone, not just academics, or even the teaching profession, is asking where our schools are going, what are they for, and how can they help our kids face the future and make something of it. Sean Slade has the perfect book that is up to this task. With sweeping mastery of neuroscience, social studies, business thinking, and more, combined with up-to-date knowledge of the best things that are happening in our schools, Slade gives us a glimpse of the future and a shot at how our schools can shape it for the better. The time for transformation has come. Questioning Education will inspire you to be part of it."
Andy Hargreaves,
Emeritus Professor, Boston College　
Reviews
The complex nature of education has led us to break it down into more manageable parts. Consequently, we can’t see the forest for the trees anymore. The Power of the Whole shows why we need a clearer big picture view of education and how holistic approaches in teaching and leading will pave the way to better and fairer education. Whether you are a teacher, parent, or policymaker, this is a must-read book to reimagine what education could be.