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Big Book of Independent Thinking: Do Things No One Does or Do Things Everyone Does in a Way No One Does by
Publisher: Crown House Publishing
Ian Gilbert
2006
English
ISBN: 1904424384
192 Pages
PDF
3.69 MB

Independent Thinking Ltd is a unique network of educational innovators and practitioners who work throughout the UK and abroad with children and their teachers and school leaders. It was established in 1993 by Ian Gilbert to enrich young people s lives by changing the way they think and so to change the world by delivering in-school training, development, coaching and consultancy. Ian achieved his objective by gathering together a disparate group of associates specialists in the workings of the brain, discipline, emotional intelligence, ICT, motivation, using music in learning, creativity and dealing with the disaffected.

This book is a collection of the best work from his associates, including: How the Brian Works by Andrew Curran, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Alder Hey Children s Hospital Living a Creative Life by Roy Leighton, author, coach, trainer and lecturer at the European Business School Build the Emotionally Intelligent School by Michael Brearley, author, trainer, coach and former head teacher On Love, Laughter and Learning by David Keeling, actor, drummer, magician, comedian and educationalist Music and the Mind by Nina Jackson, opera-trained music teacher and a specialist in special needs, music therapy and teacher training The Disciplined Approach by Jim Roberson, former American football player, coach and teacher Peek! Copy! Do! The Creative Use of IT in the Classroom by Guy Shearer, Director of the Learning Discovery Centre, Northampton The Best is the Enemy of the Good by Matt Gray, theatre director and teacher at Carnegie Mellon University The motto of Independent Thinking Ltd is to do things no one does or do things everyone does in a way no one does . With a chapter from each of the associates plus an introduction and commentary by Ian Gilbert, this book is meant to be dipped into and to get you thinking for yourself thinking about what you do, why you do what you do and whether doing it that way is the best thing at all.