The U.S. education system really sucks
The United States education system really sucks. We continue to toil in a 19th century factory-based model of education, stressing conformity and standardization. This is all true even though globalization has transformed the world we live in, flipping the status quo of the labor market upside down. The education system has miserably failed in creating students that have the dexterity to think creatively and critically, work collaboratively, and communicate their thoughts.
Nikhil Goyal via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikhil-goyal/post_2586_b_1034887.html
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Oct 28, 2011
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Oct 28, 2011
rick ackerly said...
I am grateful for the direction you keep pointing us in. I keep trying to say it better myself, but you set the bar high. Thanks. This is REALLY important stuff. (as with yesterday's post.)
Oct 28, 2011
Scott McLeod said...
Thanks for the kind words, Rick. This IS important stuff. Let's all keep advocating for what needs to be done!
Oct 28, 2011
Andrew said...
Has globalization really changed the need to learn differently? I don't buy it. Does the system stifle creativity? Yes. But this has nothing to do with globalization or changing needs. People have always been creative and have wanted to do creative things. Some teachers have always facilitated this better than others.
Oct 28, 2011
Scott McLeod said...
@Andrew: See http://goo.gl/EUOP - this is the relationship between globalization and creativity development needs. Read some Richard Florida or Seth Godin or Tom Friedman or the labor economists or ...
