In the age of the Internet‎,‎ we educate people much as we did during the Industrial Revolution‎.‎ We educate them for a world that no longer exists‎,‎ instilling values antithetical to those of a free‎,‎ 21st century democracy‎.‎ Worst of all‎,‎ too many schools extinguish the very creativity and joy they ought to nourish‎.‎ In Turning Learning Right Side Up‎,‎ legendary systems scientist Dr‎.‎ Russell Ackoff and ‎"‎in‎-the‎-trenches‎"‎ education innovator Daniel Greenberg offer a radically new path forward‎.‎In the year‎'‎s most provocative conversation‎,‎ they take on the very deepest questions about education‎:‎ What should be its true purpose‎?‎ Do classrooms make sense anymore‎?‎ What should individuals contribute to their own education‎?‎ Are yesterday‎'‎s distinctions between subjects‎-‎-and between the arts and sciences‎-‎-still meaningful‎?‎ What would the ideal lifelong education look like‎-‎-at K‎-12‎,‎ in universities‎,‎ in the workplace‎,‎ and beyond‎?‎ Ackoff and Greenberg each have experience making radical change work‎-‎-successfully‎.‎Here‎,‎ they combine deep idealism with a relentless focus on the real world‎-‎-and arrive at solutions that are profoundly sensible and powerfully compelling‎.‎ Why today‎'‎s educational system fails‎-‎-and why superficial reforms won‎'‎t help The questions politicians won‎'‎t ask‎-‎-and the answers they don‎'‎t want to hear How do people learn‎-‎-and why do they choose to learn‎?‎ Creating schools that reflect what we know about learning In a 21st century democracy‎,‎ what values must we nurture‎?‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎and why aren‎'‎t we nurturing them‎?‎ How can tomorrow‎'‎s ‎"‎ideal schools‎"‎ be operated and funded‎?‎ A plan that cuts through political gridlock and can actually work Beyond schools‎:‎ building a society of passionate lifelong learners Learning from childhood to college to workplace through retirement Reinventing Learning for the Next Century‎:‎ How We Can‎,‎ and Why We Must An extraordinary conversation about the very deepest questions‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎Today‎,‎ what is education for‎?‎ Where should it take place‎?‎ How‎?‎ When‎?‎ What is the ideal school‎?‎ The ideal lifelong learning experience‎?‎ Who should be in charge of education‎?‎ And who pays for it all‎?‎ Over the past 150 years‎,‎ virtually everything has changed‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎except education‎.‎ Schools were designed as factories‎,‎ to train factory workers‎.‎ The factories are gone‎,‎ but the schools haven‎'‎t changed‎.‎It‎'‎s time for us to return to first principles‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎or formulate new first principles‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎and reimagine education from the ground up‎.‎ In Turning Learning Right Side Up‎,‎ two of this generation‎'‎s most provocative thinkers‎-‎-and practical doers‎-‎-have done just that‎.‎ They draw on the latest scientific research‎,‎ the most enduring human wisdom‎,‎ and their unique lifelong personal experiences transforming institutions that resist change‎.‎ And‎,‎ along the way‎,‎ they offer a powerful blueprint for a thriving society of passionate lifelong learners‎.‎