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In Through a Different Lens, Ger Graus, a global authority on education, especially in the areas of experience-based learning and human potential, gives us a unique and invaluable perspective on education, children, and schooling. His personal and professional reflections and thoughts remind us that we all need stories and personal narratives to help us understand and navigate today’s world, and that education can be a powerful force for change – “Whatever the question, education is always the answer”. Through his own experiences, Ger Graus shows us that we must use education as a tool for bringing about this positive change. He implores the reader to feel empowered to share their own stories and experiences, with an understanding that “everybody is an educator.” In this professional autobiography he includes: The importance of early childhood, children’s contexts and social mobility The multi-dimensionality of childhood: one size never fits all The value of experience-based learning and the importance of heroes and sheroes Zero to 99: lifelong learning Innovation, purpose and measuring what we value The future of education and schooling Throughout the narrative the author skilfully leaves us with his personal stories and lessons learned, anecdotes - sometimes sad, sometimes funny, including tales about his grandad, Bob Geldof and the Band Aid Trust, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Marcus Rashford and KidZania, to name a few, and most importantly, stories and observations about magical teachers, inspirational leaders, wonderful children and families, over forty-plus years and across forty-plus countries. This important book is an inspiring read for all those who teach, for parents and carers, for policy advisors and for anyone who cares deeply about the education of the world's children.

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""Ger Graus stands for me alongside Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Gianni Rodari as the best broadcasters of the children’s voice."" Professor Sergey Kosaretsky, National Research University (Higher School of Economics), Russia ""This book is a must-read for everyone who loves teaching and being a teacher, who thinks differently, and who loves children."" James Neill, (favourite) former pupil, United Kingdom ""Through his own stories, Ger Graus offers valuable perspectives on what it truly means to be an educator, and how we can all come to appreciate the power of education to shape, inform, and transform lives."" Anjum Malik, Founder, Global Impact Initiative, India ""He trobat el Johan Cruijff de l’educació [I have found education’s Johan Cruijff]."" Andreu Gual Falcó, Co-Founder, Nexgen Careers, Spain

Education is not just about acquiring knowledge, but about empowering individuals, building communities, and creating a more just and equitable world. This book, Through a Different Lens, offers us a unique and invaluable perspective on the critical role that education plays in our society. Through his personal experiences, Ger has shown us that we must use education as a tool for creating positive change, empowering children to write their own narrative of the possible. Ger Graus stands for me along with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Gianni Rodari as the best broadcasters of the children’s voice. Sergey Kosaretsky, Director, Pinsky Centre of General and Extracurricular Education, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia Ger Graus - he hasn’t changed! This book is a must-read for everyone who loves teaching and being a teacher, who thinks differently, and who loves children. James Neill, Former (favourite) pupil and International Director, GL Education, United Kingdom. To those who believe in reimagining education for the benefit of the children, who believe in the benefit of hindsight and in the power of storytelling I say, if you read one book this year, read this one. Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe, CEO, Desmond Tutu Tutudesk Campaign, Republic of South Africa. Graus is a black belt storyteller. Mark Sylvester, Executive Producer, TEDx, USA. Drawing on experiences both personal and professional, this book paints a vivid picture of the joys and challenges, successes, and failures, which make up the fabric of a meaningful and fulfilling career in education. Through his own stories, Ger offers valuable perspectives on what it truly means to be an educator, and how we can all come to appreciate the power of education to shape, inform, and transform lives. Anjum Malik, Executive Director, Global Impact Initiative, India. An education. This book is unputdownable! Tbc He trobat el Johan Cruijff de l’educació [I have found education’s Johan Cruijff]. Andreu Gual Falcó, Founder, Nexgen Careers, Spain I can thoroughly recommend this book. Read it critically; use it to reflect on the lessons of your own experience, and never lose sight of three central truths. One that Graus has borrowed from Desmond Tutu: “Whatever the question, education is always the answer;” a second which his career has taught him, “one size doesn’t fit all;” and the third he first learnt at the primary school which set him on the road to Wythenshawe, Kidzania and beyond, the Pius X RC Lagere School, and on walks with his grandfather: happiness is important. John Cosgrove, Former Headteacher and Author

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Ger Graus is a globally recognised figure in the field of education, once described as “Jean-Jacques Rousseau meets Willy Wonka”. Driven by his famous mantra that “Children can only aspire to what they know exists” he champions the causes of equity and social mobility, purpose and experience, creativity, and awe and wonder in children’s learning, so that each child becomes empowered to write their own narrative of the possible.

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