ALEX BEARD

 

 

 

Praise for Natural Born Learners

 

'A manual on how to successfully grow a kid’s brain' (Ruby Wax, Author of FRAZZLED)

 

'A dazzlingly fast-paced journey through the classrooms and laboratories of the globe in an attempt to tackle the Big Questions of our age' (Melissa Benn, NEW STATESMAN)

 

'Readers should accompany Beard on his travels, because after myriad engaging anecdotes and encounters, he arrives at conclusions with universal relevance' (Miranda Green FINANCIAL TIMES)

'One of the most optimistic, thought-provoking, and ambitious educational books of recent years' (Geoff Barton, TES)

'A timely and passionate book on the need for a global educational renaissance' (Jane Shilling MAIL ON SUNDAY)

 

'Lively and provocative ... Beard is inspirational on the capabilities of the brain' (Helen Brown, DAILY TELEGRAPH)

 

'A grand tour, looking for what works in an era in which traditional educational models bump up against acute societal change' (Rebecca Asher, TLS)

'Wide-ranging, often humorous, and consistently fascinating' (Stephanie Cross THE LADY)

 

'Vital and vitalising, this is an incredibly important book' (Owen Sheers, METRO)

'Fascinating' (Fiona Millar, GUARDIAN)
 

'Really excellent' (Philip Pullman, Author, on an extract in the GUARDIAN)