Our current classroom-based education system was developed to support an industrial economy. The goal was to train employees who would sit at a desk all day doing repetitive work, and not ask too many questions. There was also a daycare function - providing a safe place to park children while their parents were at work. The economy changed long ago, but how we teach new generations has remained stubbornly stuck in the old model.
What's needed now? To start with...
- Creative thinking
- Problem solving
- Entrepreneurial skills
- Global cultural competence including language fluency
- Ability to critically filter information
- Political awareness
- Higher level math and science
- Coaching and mentoring
- Values education
And most important, we need to link education to real world applications and challenges, so students can see the relevance of what they are learning.
Care to add a few others?
What's needed now? To start with...
- Creative thinking
- Problem solving
- Entrepreneurial skills
- Global cultural competence including language fluency
- Ability to critically filter information
- Political awareness
- Higher level math and science
- Coaching and mentoring
- Values education
And most important, we need to link education to real world applications and challenges, so students can see the relevance of what they are learning.
Care to add a few others?
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