Tony Little

Tony Little is The Headmaster of Eton. One of the most progressive and imaginative people in British education today he has hitherto kept a low profile. This book accompanies a three part television series to be screened on BBC 2 but differs from it significantly. There is a crisis in the British education system. Year on year GCSE and A Level pupils post better exam results, with more students achieving top grades. Yet business leaders and employers complain bitterly that our schools are not producing people fit for purpose. What we have become is a nation `Over schooled and under educated`. Far from being locked in an ivory tower, a bastion of privilege, Mr Little has used his time as a teacher and headmaster to get to grips with fundamental questions concerning education. He wants to produce people fit to work in the modern world. How do children absorb information? What kind of people does society need? What is education for? Not only is the author one of the great reforming headmasters of our time but he has planted Academies in the East end of London, founded a state boarding school near Windsor and yet is a passionate advocate of single sex schools. This book is not a text book for colleges of education- it is a book to enlighten the teaching profession and just as much for anxious parents. The book is simply arranged under topics such as authority, expectations, progress, self-confidence, sex, crises and creativity. Tony Little thinks it is time to ask some fundamental questions, and to make brave decisions about how we make our schools and our schoolchildren fit for purpose.

An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education

'A hugely reassuring, common-sense guide no parent of teenage boys should be without.' - Sunday TimesIn his bestselling An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education, Tony Little, former Head Master of Eton College, asks the fundamental questions about how we should make our schools and schoolchildren fit for the modern world. Published with a new preface by the author, this book will enlighten teachers, students and anxious parents alike, providing advice from the author's many years as a teacher, headmaster and governor in both independent schools and academies, in answer to the key issues concerning education. Tony Little explains the research behind how teenagers' brains function and how they act accordingly, discusses how to deal with sex, drugs and poor discipline, reassesses the meaning of 'character' in a child's education, and provides his own list of books every bright 16-year-old should read. In addition, he offers tips for parents on dealing with adolescents and communicating with their child's school.Drawing on a lifetime's work in schools, An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education is a refreshing, rational and original take on the most important stage in a child's development. An entertaining and essential book for teachers, parents and students interested in how education should serve our young people, now and in future.

Herb Etkin

An indispensable book for parents, teenagers and anyone concerned with issues in adolescence, from former teacher Tony Little and child psychiatrist Herb Etkin.

Insights for Parents, Teachers and Young Adults

Adolescence: How to Survive It

A noted fitness expert introduces his step-by-step, one-on-one body sculpting and weight-loss program, which includes detailed nutritional guidelines, specialized exercise regimens--including cardiovascular workouts, upper-and lower-body exercises, and resistance workouts--motivational tips, and personal success stories. Reprint.

A Complete 28-Day Body Sculpting and Weight Loss Program

One on One with Tony Little

Duncan Brack

This volume provides a feast of oratory from the last two centuries and will form an important reference for politicians and historians. Each speech is set in context.

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