Yesterday’s post was about focusing on the human. Today, I’m wondering how our use of tech in schooling is working against our human focus. The question was sparked by this article in the MIT Technology Review: Eliminating the Human The author, David Byrne, isn’t specifically talking about education, but about life in general. While technology […]
Archives for September 2021
What’s NOT going to change in the next 10 years? 🤔
I texted a couple of friends this quote from Jeff Bezos yesterday… “I very frequently get the question: “What’s going to change in the next 10 years?” That’s a very interesting question. I almost never get the question: “What’s not going to change in the next 10 years?” And I submit to you that that […]
Is it time to rethink how we frame “curriculum”? 🤔
We can all agree that we are in the midst of exponential change, largely driven by technological innovations. Check out this short video on the Fourth Industrial Revolution to get a sense of the change we are dealing with. Some further evidence… …how rapidly vaccines were recently available, significantly exceeding expectations. …how we can connect […]
Have we focused too obsessively on individuality? 🤔
Our reading group is currently reading Thrive: The Purpose of Schools in a Changing World. The authors propose that a new technologically advanced planet needs a new purpose of schooling and that it should be… …thriving in a transforming world. (Yes…we haven’t seen anything yet.) And with a transforming world comes challenges that can only […]