{"product_id":"9781781350850","title":"Trivium 21c: Preparing young people for the future with lessons from the past","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Ancient Greece to the present day, \u003ci\u003eTrivium 21c\u003c\/i\u003e explores whether a contemporary trivium (Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric) can unite progressive and traditionalist institutions, teachers, politicians and parents in the common pursuit of providing a great education for our children in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducation policy and practice is a battleground. Traditionalists argue for the teaching of a privileged type of hard knowledge and deride soft skills. Progressives deride learning about great works of the past preferring '21c skills' (21st century skills) such as creativity and critical thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhilst looking for a school for his daughter, the author became frustrated by schools' inability to value knowledge, as well as creativity, foster discipline alongside free-thinking, and value citizenship alongside independent learning. Drawing from his work as a creative teacher, Robinson finds inspiration in the Arts and the need to nurture learners with the ability to deal with the uncertainties of our age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed one of Book Authority's best education books of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e ; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom Ancient Greece to the present day, \u003ci\u003eTrivium 21c\u003c\/i\u003e explores whether a contemporary trivium (Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric) can unite progressive and traditionalist institutions, teachers, politicians and parents in the common pursuit of providing a great education for our children in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Thinking Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46435029876977,"sku":"9781781350850","price":28.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781781350850_p0.jpg?v=1787761461","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781781350850","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}