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Author: Michael B. Horn | Language: English | ISBN: 0071749101 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Clay Christensen's groundbreaking bestselling work in education now updated and expanded, including a new chapter on Christensen's seminal "Jobs to Be Done" theory applied to education.

"Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system needs--a well thought-through proposal for using technology to better serve students and bring our schools into the 21st Century. Unlike so many education 'reforms,' this is not small-bore stuff. For that reason alone, it's likely to be resisted by defenders of the status quo, even though it's necessary and right for our kids. We owe it to them to make sure this book isn't merely a terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation."
—Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education

"A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education."
—Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great

“Just as iTunes revolutionized the music industry, technology has the potential to transform education in America so that every one of the nation’s 50 million students receives a high quality education. Disrupting Class is a must-read, as it shows us how we can blaze that trail toward transformation.”
—Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida

According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need "disruptive innovation."

Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time-education-and apply Christensen's now-famous theories of "disruptive" change using a wide range of real-life examples. Whether you're a school administrator, government official, business leader, parent, teacher, or entrepreneur, you'll discover surprising new ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories. You'll learn how:

Customized learning will help many more students succeed in school
Student-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technology
Computers must be disruptively deployed to every student
Disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reform
We can compete in the global classroom-and get ahead in the global market

Filled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and unprecedented insights on how innovation must be managed, Disrupting Class will open your eyes to new possibilities, unlock hidden potential, and get you to think differently. Professor Christensen and his coauthors provide a bold new lesson in innovation that will help you make the grade for years to come.

The future is now. Class is in session.

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Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (August 20, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071749101
ISBN-13: 978-0071749107
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
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I bought this book in the process of researching the future of education for a graduate school and found myself taking notes as I went along. The book is structured in an easy to read fashion, and is a fairly short read, but it is packed with great information. As it says on the cover it revolves on Clayton Christensen's theories on Disruptive Innovation. It focuses on education from grades K-12.

Disruptive Innovation in a nutshell, is an innovation that brings improvements that are different than those traditionally used in measuring the quality of a product in a specific industry. Christensen has found that this kind of innovation has a good chance of being overlooked by the incumbent industry leaders because it is deficient in the areas the industry leaders view as key. And because technology generally develops faster than the demand of the consumers, this new product soon "catches up" to consumers, and also provides additional advantages. An example is the MP3 player, which provided advantages that old music systems did not (namely storage) but initially did not have the sound quality to draw those who were listening on CD players and the like (industry leaders at the time were looking at metrics like sound quality to consider products.)

When it comes to education, Christensen and the other authors posit that "student-centric education", made possible through technology, fits the model of disruptive innovation. They take the time to illustrate how such education is developing, illustrate the differences between the school system and standard businesses (in disruptive innovation) and make some predictions about the future of education.

In "Disrupting Class," Clayton Christensen ("Innovator's Dilemma," "Innovator's Rx") et al make the case that disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns - by disrupting the classroom and, in turn, social "class." They state unequivocally that education in the U.S. will change dramatically over the next decade with computer-based, student-centric learning accounting for 50% of the learning time in U.S. secondary schools and by 2024, 80%.

Will this lead to better educational success? And what about the obstacles that have frustrated policymakers, administrators, teachers, and parents who have tried to improve schools for years? How will this be achieved? The authors address these and other questions by applying the theory of disruption - a powerful body of theory that describes how people interact and react, how behavior is shaped, how organizational cultures form and influence decisions - to the convergences underway today.

Computer learning has, until now, been crammed into the existing educational structure without success. With a changing environment, there are now drivers which are changing the landscape allowing computer-learning to penetrate "foothold" (non-standard learning situations where computer-learning will be embraced) markets. These new market niches are, in-turn, encouraging the development of innovative "student centric" programs (like The Khan Academy,[...]) which are experiencing rapid adoption.

The main drivers for the creation of "foothold" market adoption include:
* The pressure on schools to improve test scores in core subject areas is leading to a greater investment of resources and time in math and reading at the expense of other courses.

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