Readers responses to Overschooled but Undereducated
Martin Pritchard, Educational Consultant, former Secondary School Assistant Head
Dear John Following an eventful summer term and break I have at last completed your book, and had a chance to reflect on its messages ... Read on
Comments OffKathleen Davies, Stay at Home Mother and Solo Businesswoman, Melbourne
Thank you for the opportunity to tell how my own personal experience fits with the ideas presented in Overschooled but Undereducated. I am pleased I ... Read on
Comments OffDr. Keith Robinson, Chief Executive of the Wiltshire County Council and Chairman of the Association of County Chief Executives
This is an important book. Most of it is concerned with a critical examination of governments’ policies on education during the past century and more. ... Read on
Comments OffNeil Richards, Principal of Atlantic College
Loss of faith does not necessarily come in one blinding, revelatory light on the road from Damascus, or indeed, on the road from anywhere. It ... Read on
Comments OffJohn Price
What the book brings to me is a reminder that schooling is just a part of the education process. Education is a lifetimes experience which ... Read on
Comments OffDavid Peake, Former banker (Chairman of Kleinwort Benson)
The trustees of The 21st Century Learning Initiative have watched with increasing excitement the writing of this book. Any readers of this edition of “Overschooled ... Read on
Comments OffSir Gustav Nossal, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
Having spent a professional lifetime of 54 years in health, I confess to the nagging concern that education is at least of equal importance – ... Read on
Comments OffMaureen Nitek, Lead Manager for Behaviour for Learning and for Gifted and Talented Education, The Clarendon College
This may well be the most important and significant book that young people and those involved in educating them will read. It could be quite ... Read on
Comments OffDr Jonathan Long, Principal, United World College of India
This is not a ‘feel-good’ book that merely leaves you better informed or happily reassured – it is a crucial book that fundamentally challenges the ... Read on
Comments OffRupert Higham, Educational Researcher
I went to prestigious private middle and high schools in the UK. I left at 18 with a fistful of A-Levels, but absolutely no idea ... Read on
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Featured publication
Overschooled but Undereducated, by John Abbott and Heather MacTaggart, was published in November, 2009 by Continuum Books.
With the publication of Overschooled but Undereducated the Initiative now has, in compact form, the most complete, persuasive and concise argument for the overhaul of current systems of education and a catalyst-in-print for the reassessment of outdated thinking that governs educational policy and attitudes towards learning and schooling in the West.