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A Whole New Mind

By Anonymous
"A groundbreaking guide to surviving, thriving, and finding meaning in a world rocked by the outsourcing of jobs abroad and the computerization of our lives."


As Kate Schaffer requested at a recent K-12 Art Committee meeting, I read the book A Whole New Mind.   Please note that her review of this book is listed through the KML Faculty File Share.

This book struck me in many ways:
  1. I teach in a predominantly left-brain (information) dominant classroom and do not appeal to the right-brain processes that my students need.
  2. I train my students in many ways that can be duplicated by the abundant world that we live in.  I desperately need my students to think critically.  
  3. The six senses this book mentions (Design, Story, Sympathy, Empathy, Play, and Meaning) are lacking in my information driven classroom.
  4. Our students desperately need a well-rounded education in the arts that develops their whole mind.


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