As I just mentioned in another response, you should look at Sudbury Schools [1] for inspiration on how education should work.
The entire current educational system is based on creating interchangeable docile workers for manufacturing jobs.
What we need moving forward are creative, intelligent, and self-motivated individuals who will create value in a service/information economy.
I just listened to a story on public radio that talked about business-without-employees, and referred to the new "Participation Age" as the future. It's worth a listen. [2] He also brings up Sudbury Schools as an example of this philosophy as it applies to education.
Yes, I agree with both of you about the desired direction of change. Where I disagreed was with the assertion that the problem with edutech companies is one of putting technology ahead of "interface". I also hope that innovative school structures help solve some of these problems.
The entire current educational system is based on creating interchangeable docile workers for manufacturing jobs.
What we need moving forward are creative, intelligent, and self-motivated individuals who will create value in a service/information economy.
I just listened to a story on public radio that talked about business-without-employees, and referred to the new "Participation Age" as the future. It's worth a listen. [2] He also brings up Sudbury Schools as an example of this philosophy as it applies to education.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_school
[2] http://www.cpr.org/news/story/why-employees-are-bad-idea