Abstract
This review provides a broad discussion related to how the authors of Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schoolsspeaks to ongoing institutional practices that limit and oppress learner’s leadership, imagination, and self-exploration. The book’s focus on the biodiversity of learning is highlighted within the review as a necessary strength to the humanization of students and to seeing the value of student-driven learning.
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