Bøger af Peter Gray

A child development expert shows why "unschooling" is the best way to get kids to learn

Magical creatures are currently very popular in film and literature, particularly in the Disney franchise.

This classic text on logarithmic tables is an essential resource for anyone working in mathematics, science, or engineering. Peter Gray's clear and concise guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use logarithms and anti-logarithms to solve complex equations and problems. With numerous examples and exercises, this book is an invaluable tool for students and professionals alike.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A complete guide to a whole range of drawing techniques.

Based on classic ornithology illustrations.

Children who grow up in a literate and numerate environment do not need to be taught how to read or how to use numbers to calculate. They pick these skills up in the course of their everyday living. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents the evidence that this is so. He also presents evidence that teaching-especially when it is forced and comes too early-can interfere with children's learning to read and calculate. In addition, in one essay he describes the difference between Self-Directed Education and progressive education, and in another he presents evidence refuting the claim that children lose academic skills during summer vacation from school (the so-called "summer slide"). This book is especially valuable for parents who are thinking of opting out of standard schooling for their children but are concerned about their children's acquisition of academic skills. It is also valuable for educators who are interested in stretching their understanding of how children naturally learn the kinds of skills that schools try to teach.

A fascinating book full of intricate, mysterious images to entertain the colouring enthusiast.

Children come into the world biologically designed to educate themselves. Their natural curiosity, playfulness, sociability, willfulness, adventurousness, tendency to look ahead, and desire to do well in the world were all shaped, by natural selection, to serve the function of education. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray describes, with research evidence, how these natural tendencies play themselves out in children who are not schooled but, instead, are allowed ample time and opportunity to exercise their natural educative drives. He explains, especially, how children learn from one another when allowed to play freely in settings where they are not segregated by age. In addition, he presents evidence that children come into the world with prosocial drives-to help, share, and comfort-that grow ever stronger when adults allow them to grow. He also discusses ADHD as a natural and valuable personality variation, not a disorder, which causes problems in the typical school environment but does not interfere with Self-Directed Education.

Theory is one thing; empirical evidence is another. Is it true that children can educate themselves well, without coercion or coaxing, when provided with a supportive environment and plenty of opportunity to play, explore, observe, and socialize? In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents evidence from a variety of sources that this indeed is true. One essay points out the amazing amount that little children learn before anyone attempts to teach them in any formal way. Another presents evidence from anthropological research that children in hunter-gatherer cultures educated themselves well, for life in their culture, with no formal instruction. This is followed by an essay summarizing the results of research showing that graduates of the Sudbury Valley School-a school designed for Self-Directed Education-have succeeded very well in higher education, jobs, and life in general. The final seven essays all deal with the results of research, conducted by Peter Gray and Gina Riley, into unschooling families and the lives of adults who grew up unschooled. "Unschooling" here is defined as the variety of homeschooling in which children are not subjected to an imposed curriculum but are allowed to follow their own interests and thereby educate themselves.

Children, like all human beings, crave freedom, but they are not free in school. Schools operate by methods of coercion (a "request" in school is really an order), enforced with reward, punishment, and threats. Coercion interferes with children's natural, joy-filled and interest-filled ways of learning and turns learning into "work." In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray describes also how schooling promotes bullying, cheating, and showing off; contributes to high rates of anxiety, depression, and even suicide among students; aims to push everyone, regardless of the shape of their personality, through the same square holes; and leads to a lifetime of anxiety dreams. The last two essays show how the harm has moved down even to the youngest students, caused by the misbelief that academic training should start in kindergarten and before. This collection is for everyone who cares about children's wellbeing.

Brilliant Cut is the sequel to ‘Rough Cut’, where the newly married Charlie Robertson continues his struggle to establish his international diamond business, but now having enemies more determined than ever trying to stop him.  Two South African murderers, Jan Kruger and Marius Botha were outplayed by Charlie in Rough Cut and now will go to almost any lengths to prevent Robertson Mining ever selling diamonds. But Kruger and Botha look like Florence Nightingale compared to the evil but highly intelligent Konrad Lubbe, the ex-Stasi Colonel now out to make Charlie pay, and pay dearly. Fortunately, Charlie has his lifelong friend Jack Foster as his Head of Security to help protect him, supported by Sir Alan Kingston running his state-of-the-art diamond cutting and finishing business, Groots & Co, in London.  But to make matters even worse, Groots Finance Manager, Elizabeth Jenkins, discovers that diamonds are missing in London. Charlie’s journey ranges from Mt Robertson in Australia’s Kimberley, to London, Hong Kong, New York, and Paris, trying to outplay his enemies as well as satisfying the hedonistic desires of the super-rich to own the world’s most desirable diamonds, pink diamonds…

Hvad kendetegner den gode undervisning? Hvilken læreruddannelse har skolen brug for, og hvilken uddannelsesforskning er den relevante for lærernes professionalitet? Antologien Universitetsskolen - mellem forskning, uddannelse og skoleudvikling giver svar på disse spørgsmål, der har drevet den uddannelsespolitiske og uddannelsesfilosofiske udvikling og til stadighed diskuteres i dag.Universitetsskolen er en samarbejdskonstellation, hvor lærerstuderende, lærere, forskere og læreruddannere samarbejder om at udvikle folkeskolens undervisning gennem undersøgende forløb med udgangspunkt i lærernes problemstillinger. Universitetsskolen understøtter dermed, at forskning, uddannelse og praksis kommer tættere på hinanden.I 15 danske og internationale bidrag undersøges mulighederne og kompleksiteten i at kombinere skoleudvikling, læreruddannelse og didaktisk forskning på universitetsskoler. Antologien viser, at universitetsskoletanken ikke er et nyt fænomen, men griber tilbage til en spændende og mangfoldig uddannelseshistorie. Øvelsesskoler, praktikskoler, forsøgsskoler, partnerskabsskoler eller laboratorieskoler er alle forsøg på at bringe skolens praksis og uddannelsens teori i spil. Universitetsskolen knytter an til denne udvikling og de kendte problemstillinger, men udvikler samtidig nye svar for at styrke samspillet mellem skolen, uddannelsen og forskningen.Antologien er redigeret af Alexander von Oettingen og Keld Thorgård, og sammen med skribenterne inviterer de til videns- og erfaringsdeling på tværs af professionshøjskoler, kommuner, universiteter og skoler for at styrke udviklingen af skolen, den didaktiske forskning og læreruddannelsen.Omtale af bogen'Bogen er meget relevant i forhold til det store fokus, der er på skolen i dag, og som der egentlig altid har været. Alle er optaget af om outputtet fra grundskolen er godt nok, og hele tiden er der diskussion om, hvordan skolen bliver bedre. Bogen er klar i sit budskab: En styrkelse af samspillet mellem skolen, læreruddannelsen og forskningen er altafgørende for at få en bedre skole.' - Dansk BiblioteksCenter