Why do I need a teacher when I've got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in his long-awaited follow up to the classic Essential Motivation in the Classroom. Questioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as: 'Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants? 'What do you do for the `sweetcorn kids' who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in? 'What's the real point of school? 'Exams ' So whose bright idea was that? 'Why `EQ' is fast becoming the new `IQ'. 'What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies? 'Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan?