Is the Traditional Education Model Broken ?
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This is a very insightful video from the R.Z.Shah Trust’s NextSchool site…
6 Problems with our School System Discussion/Critique
1. Industrial Age Values
Seth Godin is quoted as saying:
“The sole intent of the educational system was to train people to be willing to work in a factory…“
“Godin is the author of many books. ‘Free Prize Inside’ was a Forbes Business Book of the Year in 2004, while Purple Cow sold over 150,000 copies in more than 23 print runs in its first two years. The Dip was a Business Week and New York Times bestseller; Business Week also named Linchpin among its ‘20 of the best books by the most influential thinkers in business’ on November 13, 2015”
“In June 2013, Godin raised more than $250,000 from readers with a Kickstarter campaign, which in turn secured him a book contract with his publisher for his book “The Icarus Deception”
Sir Ken Robinson is quoted as saying:
“Education is modelled in the interests of the industrial age and in the image of it…“
2. Lack of Autonomy
Dan Pink is quoted as saying: “Autonomy is an innate psychological need…“
Peter Gray is quoted as saying: “Children don’t like school because in school they are not free…“
3. Inauthentic Learning
Memorising facts and being examined and then forgetting about it…
DH Comments:
“In my long experience as an Electronic Engineer, employers are not really interested/focussed in Exam results/qualifications, but are very interested in a persons experience - who you have worked for and what you did…“
4. No Room for Passion
Winston Churchill is quoted as having: “had an average grade of ‘C’ in school…“
Steven Spielberg is quoted as having: “failed 6th Grade…“
John Lennon (of Beatles fame is quoted as being: “described as ‘hopeless’ and ‘a clown’ in class…“
Albert Einstein is quoted as being: “expelled for his rebelliousness…“
5. How We Learn
6. Lecturing
Furthermore: “The videos enable students to acquire knowledge at their own learning speed according to the concept of mastery learning. They are therefore used by teachers to teach according to the principle of Flipped Classroom“
“The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $1.5 million to Khan Academy. On January 11, 2021, Elon Musk donated $5 million through his Musk foundation”
DHRF’s Learning Policy
Experiential Learning within a flow environment…
DHRF is NOT TEACHING anybody… DHRF has two objects as a Charitable Foundation. The second object is:
“To provide and maintain educational Internet Websites containing a variety of ‘learning-by-experience’ materials, etc, in order to encourage, enable and assist those who wish to teach themselves, with an emphasis on those who may be disadvantaged and/or gifted, and associated activities”