Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and index.

Introduction -- Save the world -- The future's coming -- The great educational lie -- So, go on then, why do I need a teacher when I've got Google? -- AQA v AQA -- Your EQ will take you further than your IQ -- Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it's the only idea you've got -- It's the brain, stupid -- Neuromyths debunked! -- Your hands in their brains -- Talk to the hand coz the nucleus accumbens ain't listening -- Is that an iron bar through your frontal lobes or are you just pleased to see me? -- Don't make 'em mad, make 'em think? -- Teacher's little helper -- The 'f-word' -- It might be touchy-feely but it's still the most important thing you do -- What's the real point of school -- An accidental school system -- Exams--so whose bright idea was that!? -- Educated is not enough -- Is yours a teaching school or a learning school? -- Things that get in the way of the learning that are nothing to do with the teaching -- What do you use when you don't know what to do? -- A short word on thinking about thinking -- Remember to succeed -- How are you smart? -- Muchos pocos hacen un mucho -- Your classroom is not just an environment in which you can show how clever you are -- Teach less, learn more -- Enthusiasm and the sort of 7 per cent rule -- Everyone remembers ... -- Postface.

"This book is designed to challenge, inform and encourage teachers as they strive to design a 21st century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people."--Back cover