Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised): A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education Paperback – July 31, 2012

If you want a book that takes an honest, unbiased approach to the challenges facing public education. Then this is it.Senge has a well deserved reputation as a cutting edge theorist on how organizations need to operate in order to become, and remain, healthy. His application of these thories to educational organizations is both refreshing and enlightening.It was hard not to highlight something on every page. To those of us with long careers in public education, it is a clear articulation (and a validation) of lots of often vague feelings we have had regarding the direction of our organizations.Thanks Peter, et al for your insights!

Oftentimes when an author or group of authors collaborate on serving those of us who desperately want to improve organizations and to present material in a systemic way, "Schools that Learn" and Perter Senge, et al. have done it again.Thank you young people for offering your time, energy, and resources to bring us another and updated version of what is already a seminal resource in our industry.Thomas Mallory HillDoctoral Student at Argosy University on-line program

Even though it is a little too dense and wordy at times, the book presents insightful and well-researched educational facts supported by examples.

Most of the 99% people in the whole world educate in a wrong way to their children. We know that the future of our Countries, our cities and our families is in the hands of our children. It is very likely that our society will continue deteriorate with the kind of education and concepts we are transferring to our future generations. System thinking is the only correct way of thinking, we do not live in a linear world, but in an intricate system of systems we urgently need to understand to survive. As Jay Forrester said: Until we reach a much better public understanding of social systems, attempts to develop corrective programs for social troubles will continue to be disappointing. Unfortunately Peter Senge stays short, because his recommendations should go to home school, which is ultimately the complete corrective mechanism to have better generations, jointly with system thinking. Our world urgently needs this kind of education, but I'm afraid that is too late to change the direction of the human race. At least, to those who understand, we can make substantial changes in our families and, chances are, that in our local communities as well.

Book is being used for a doctoral program. Includes many applications to practice.

Best book ever for promoting cultures of learning in the school. Peter Senge is an excellent writer with creative ideas to helping students experience success. Every teacher should own this book!

Para bañarse en la bañera es un producto excelente

Bought it for a graduate class. The problem when there are too many people involved in the writing: points are lost. This book could be half its length if it focused on being straightforward. Ok ideas but not innovative.