Five Pillars of the Mind: Redesigning Education to Suit the Brain

A review of the research on brain networks reveals, surprisingly, that there are just five basic pillars through which all learning takes place: Symbols, Patterns, Order, Categories, and Relationships. Dr. Tokuhama-Espinosa proposes that redesigning school curriculum around these five pillars--whether to augment or replace traditional subject categories--could enable students to develop the transdisciplinary problem-solving skills that are often touted as the ultimate goal of education. Heralding a potential paradigm shift in education, Five Pillars of the Mind explores how aligning instruction with the brain's natural design might just be the key to improving students' learning outcomes.

Author: Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 03/05/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780393713213
ISBN10: 0393713210
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Educational Psychology