The Little Book of Education

This book flies the flag for a new kind of education grounded in flourishing that will inspire the next generation to learn about the world and change it for the better on the basis that our precarious situation is a system problem. This begins with values and a more human (and less economic) vision of education related to the seven fundamental human developmental needs of security, relationship, independence, engagement, fulfilment, contribution and growth, expressed at every level. For me, this book expresses the quintessence of education and as such cannot be too strongly recommended.