Education must be radically different tomorrow
If we want to thrive let alone survive, we need big changes
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“Education will become the largest single industry and entertainment a close second-or mankind would die of utter boredom in a workless world.” Arthur C. Clarke.
Beyond Time and Place
Arthur C. Clarke’s quote may turn out to be true. However, reality or not, education will be radically different than it is today.
More reactive, flexible, controllable by people.
In this long article we start by looking at extremes: letting learning happen versus “beware of firsthand ideas”. The School in the Cloud from decades ago, to burning books in Fahrenheit 451 to how leading organizations are making learning real, with examples from NASA, UPS, Sanofi Pasteur and Wikipedia. In addition, we talk about initiatives like stackable credentials and open knowledge in Africa that offer new opportunities and inspiration. The examples here show how education is being shaped beyond time and place.
The full article is here, on my site ImaginizeWorld: https://imaginize.world/education-outside-of-time-and-place/
Here’s an outline of the key ideas and examples. If you move to the article itself (link just above) you’ll find these points in a clickable list.
I’d like to know what you think in comments below. Please share the article with your network and friends.
Beyond time and place
The Hole in the Wall and the School in the Cloud
“Beware of first-hand ideas!”
Politicizing education
Carrying books in our heads
Banning books school programs
Learning to think, critically. Not yet.
Making it real
Working out loud at NASA 50 years ago
Learning in the natural flow of work
Extended reality, learning in simulation
How to make learning come alive
Learn, share, apply
Outschool – wish it had existed when my kid was young
Never finished
The unfinished ceiling
Stackable credentials
Educating for the future: open knowledge
Wiki Africa the last mile
New models are coming
Learning in the flow of work and out loud has been impactful to me and continues to resonate.
Jane I was thinking about this and reflecting on my education both in England and in South Africa. I wondered about a role for grandparents in this. I had a traditional liberal education that was grounded (though I did not know it until later in the Viennese version of Bildung.
The principles underlying the Viennese approach to Bildung advocated the idea that education and personal development should be universal rights accessible to all individuals, regardless of social class or background. This aligns with the broader ideals of enlightenment thinking, which emphasise the inherent worth and potential of every individual.
I worry that children don’t get to see the richness of European culture as I worry that it is at the expense of trying to fit all in. My look at other cultures especially Asian started from the bedrock of Western culture. There needs to be a starting point and then you can explore from that base camp before ascending other Everests.
Teaching them some traditional crafts be it how to cook, how to do basic DIY, keeping a journal , using a fountain pen, that is a form of education which can involve all family members and support the school in what it is trying to do but also provide alternatives
If your child is doing Shakespeare showing them the original language and its cadences and flows.
I’d love to see grandparents talk about their experiences of life more in the classroom but also chatting to their grandkids
I gave my grandson a scrapbook from 1969 on the moon landings which was the prize exhibit when he was talking about space in school which I’ve posted about. I’m also introducing him to the joys of writing a letter by hand. He loves it and wants me to be his pen pal
These are the things that can enrich a child and expand their horizons more than just a curriculum