Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

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Selected as one of the "Best Books on Innovation, 2008" by BusinessWeek magazine

Named the "Best Human-Capital Book of 2008" by Strategy + Business magazine

A crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution…

"Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system needs--a well thought-through proposal for using technology to better serve students and bring our schools into the 21st Century. Unlike so many education 'reforms,' this is not small-bore stuff. For that reason alone, it's likely to be resisted by defenders of the status quo, even though it's necessary and right for our kids.
We owe it to them to make sure this book isn't merely a terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation."
--Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education

“A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education.”
--Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great

According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need “disruptive innovation.”

Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time-education-and apply Christensen's now-famous theories of “disruptive” change using a wide range of real-life examples. Whether you're a school administrator, government official, business leader, parent, teacher, or entrepreneur, you'll discover surprising new ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories.

You'll learn how

Filled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and unprecedented insights on how innovation must be managed, Disrupting Class will open your eyes to new possibilities, unlock hidden potential, and get you to think differently. Professor Christensen and his coauthors provide a bold new lesson in innovation that will help you make the grade for years to come.

The future is now. Class is in session.

What Customers Say About Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns:

In their discussions about education research on what makes a school perform well they ignore the seminal work of Chubb & Moe in their important book, "Politics, Markets & America's Schools (1990)," which specifically addressed that question.Judging by what they include and what they omit, one gets the impression of a leftward political slant. Clayton Christensen et al bring their strengths as experts in business evolution to the field of education reform- particularly at the K-12 levels. Lastly, Moe & Chubb recently collaborated (again) on a book about the major role online instruction will play in the future, "Liberating Learning." Their book also refers to this book by Christensen et al but they only cite it for its specific discussions about Disruptive Innovation and thus not inconsistent with my comments in this review that only a portion of the book has significant merit. Very little mention is made of the harm done by teachers' unions, school administrators, education professors, and politicians in protecting their respective turfs against reform.Nothing is said about vouchers and other forms of competition. Their analysis of how online education will gain market share to approximately one-half within the next ten years is quite convincing. Christensen's models of Disruptive Innovation seem particularly relevant to the development of new education enterprises and systems.But then they go beyond this expertise to make sweeping statements about the conduct of research in education, the lack of success of charter schools, and theories of multiple intelligence.Their presentation on categories and stages of research is something I never heard of in my 20 years of research as a physicist and for good reason: They don't seem relevant to real research issues.

In fact, they seem to believe that positive disruption is almost inevitable. The authors acknowledge the legal monopoly governing public education without really addressing the social weight and inertia of such a monopoly. However, they do seem a bit idealistic, as they focus so strongly on the pedagogical and conceptual aspects of education that they seem to skim over other concerns, like logistics and budgets.

By approaching public education's crisis with new eyes - and conceptualizing education as a product or service like any other - Clayton M. Johnson provide insights that escape the tired loops of argument that often define discussions about public education. The very real value of this useful and, at times, pleasantly surprising book comes from the way the authors apply their expertise in innovation to the field of education.

These writers' obvious willingness to look in new directions for learning innovation is matched by their genuine concern for everyone involved in education. getAbstract recommends this thoughtful book to anyone interested in social change and education, and - not tangentially - in how new technologies affect societies. Christensen (The Innovator's Dilemma), Michael B.

Horn and Curtis W.

This is an excellent read for educators and anyone else interested in learning more about the change process and why significant institutional change in education doesn't happen frequently or effectively.

I found it to be well-written--not for an academic audience. Innovation adoption is an S curve (logarithmic).(C)What is meant by non-consumption - those areas where teacher-led instruction cannot happen (i.e. If you've been thinking about how to improve public schools -- you may disagree with this book -- his area of expertise is *not* education.What I took from this book is a different way of thinking about education: in my case adult education.

Most businesses would have failed.- We keep shifting the goal posts on schools- Schools have 4 distinct jobs: eliminate poverty, keeping the country competitive, providing something for every student, preserve/inculcate democracy.(B)Moving schools to a student-centric model through use of computer-based technology can be done using disruptive innovation theory. rural or remote areas); where individual schools do not have enough demand to offer as a teacher-led class (i.e., learning Arabic or Mandarin) but where districts may have the demand; or for remedial classes which happen in off-season.Christensen is from Harvard, so his work is influenced by the School of Education there. This means deploying computer-based instruction in areas of non-consumption and letting the innovation take hold and improving gradually over time.

Having skimmed Disrupting Innovation by Clay Christensen, I found myself able to dive deeper into this book because it was written about an area that I'm passionate about - Education.If you are familiar with innovation theory, this won't seem very new. I believe it adds to the dialogue around how we bring technology into the core of learning in a very meaningful way.Below is a summary I pulled from this book after I was about 1/2 of the way through.(A)- Schools have done a great job adjusting to changes we've asked of them over the past 100 years. He appears to be influenced by Larry Cuban; William Baumol; and Ted Kolderie of Education Evolving.Hope you find it as good as a read as I did.--end--

I found it to be useful--not exhaustive. But most of all, as someone who is struggling to find a framework that is both inspiring and that works, I found this book hit the sweet spot for me.

This coupled with affordable tutoring will improve individual student's performance. A good book that should be read by everyone including Obama - the education president. Read this book - it might not provide all the answers but at least it asks all the right questions.Srini Anumolu The advent of affordable tutoring via online tutoring from TutorVista and other companies makes this feasible at this point in time. That American education needs to be reformed is not the issue anymore - how to reform it is the question. Other countries have used national testing and scores to standardize school quality.