Book · 2018 · Education
What School Could Be
Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America
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So my mentor Ted Dent Smith just wrote a book called what school could be and this goes back to sort of Education as a critical societal question how do we fix education.
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What School Could Be by Ted Dintersmith is an educational manifesto exploring innovative approaches to teaching, student engagement, and systemic school reform. During an episode of The Tim Ferriss Show titled #754: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ann Miura-Ko in July 2024, Ann Miura-Ko discussed the publication when asked about impactful books and intellectual influences. Miura-Ko recommended the text written by her mentor, Ted Dintersmith, noting that it addresses education as a critical societal question that every community must face. She highlighted the core premise of the book, which asks how society can successfully fix and reimagine modern education to better serve the needs of young learners rather than relying on outdated instructional models. By sharing her mentor's work, Miura-Ko emphasized the urgent need for creative problem-solving in schools, positioning the book as an essential guide for educators, parents, and policymakers striving to foster critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability in the next generation of students through visionary pedagogical reform.
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Ann Miura-Ko so my mentor Ted Dent Smith just wrote a book called what school could be and this goes back to sort of Edu… 1
“so my mentor Ted Dent Smith just wrote a book called what school could be and this goes back to sort of Education as a critical societal question how do we fix education”
