Can schools today deliver what students need in the 21st century?
23/10/08 10:04
Here's another presentation from the OECD ‘Grasping the Future’ conference, well worth a look. It traces the phases of schooling - first schools, second schools, and the arguments for 'third' schools.
Find our what a ‘third school is’.
The presenter, Ruben Nelson, argues that today's schools, far from moving quickly and radically to keep up with students' needs in the 21st century, are just minor improvements on the old systems. He argues that we "cannot nurture the minds we need for the 21st century in a system with design assumptions going back to the 19th century". He even goes as far as to say that the schooling environment today is 'toxic to learning'.
He finishes by imagining new scenarios and new roles in learning, including the 'family learnist' and the 'community learnist'. Let’s us know what you think.
Find our what a ‘third school is’.
The presenter, Ruben Nelson, argues that today's schools, far from moving quickly and radically to keep up with students' needs in the 21st century, are just minor improvements on the old systems. He argues that we "cannot nurture the minds we need for the 21st century in a system with design assumptions going back to the 19th century". He even goes as far as to say that the schooling environment today is 'toxic to learning'.
He finishes by imagining new scenarios and new roles in learning, including the 'family learnist' and the 'community learnist'. Let’s us know what you think.
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