Willow Dea, Igniting Brilliance: Integral Education for the

We’re all familiar with the harrowing statistics on education in America. In 2010, 69% of all U.S. eighth-graders scored below proficient in Reading. Also, 68% of U.S. eighth-graders scored below proficient in Math. That’s a whopping two-thirds who – at 13 and 14 years of age – lack the bare bones skills needed for high school.  But on the heels of the documentaries that brought these numbers to light – Davis Guggenheim’s documentary Waiting For Superman (2010) and Vicki Abeles’ Race to Nowhere (2010) – comes Igniting Brilliance: Integral Education for the 21^st Century (Integral Publishers, July 2011), a book that shifts the conversation away from education’s failures, to education’s potential. Edited by Willow Dea, Igniting Brilliance brings together education thought leaders from around the globe, to share what is working in education: And how teachers and parents can advocate for better. Discussion points.Why is today’s education system broken?What can we do to change it?What is “integral education?”  Why is it an effective teaching method?