Woodsmall Marilyne, Woodsmall Wyatt. The Future Of Learning. The Michel Thomas Method

Next Step Press, 2008. — 451 р. — ISBN: 9781892876119, 1-892876-11-6.Discover the secrets of Michel Thomas, perhaps the greatest educator of our time. Imagine learning a foreign language in 3 days without memorizing, textbooks or homework. Such is the Michel Thomas Method which goes far beyond just teaching languages. This book shows how to apply his method to teaching all subjects. His real goal was to change the system by freeing minds and rekindling the innate drive for learning. Millions world-wide use his tapes and clients included the "Who's Who of Hollywood, Business and Politics." The result of 5 years of one-on-one interviews, modeling and collaboration of the authors with Michel until his passing, and approved by him, this book (for educators, parents, business, and all interested in true learning) reveals his closely-guarded secrets about his method. Discover Michel's philosophy and how he was decades ahead of modern pedagogical theory. How did he do what he did? This book holds the answer and reveals the template for the future of learning.Forward: how this book came about
Michel Thomas: a remarkable man with a grand mission
The message: those who "get it"and those who don't and those who never will...
Michel Thomas:a biographical vignette
Education and democracy: the delicate link
The mind prison: the failure of our current dis-educational system
The Michel Thomas method: the master teacher's model
Theory and practice: the war between the two
Michel Thomas: a unique profile the difference that made the difference
Michel's model schools: dream or reality
Michel Thomas' teaching triumphs: the rule rather than the exceptionAppendixes
Advanced behavioral modeling technology
Michel's language courses
Photographs and documents
About the authors