When everyone has access to every piece of knowledge with a single click, what good is college for? This is a short essay on role of Higher Education in the Information Age.
I agree. There are a few essential tools to "learn how to learn" that everyone should have. After this, the path should be more self-selected by learners.
I believe this would lead to a more well-rounded education and less specialization. Countless people that go into advanced studies in a field end up disliking it. But If you could tell a young person it's OK to take art classes, math, CS, and psychology paths and that you can be a very useful person for society, the majority would take such an eclectic education.
By creating multi-skilled adaptable people, we could lessen the need to be a "team player" in the current meaning. We would have "plug-and-play" people that can work well with a variety of other people because they are all well-rounded, understand what's at stake, and can cooperate because it is in their interest.
I've been working with District C which brings design thinking to the classroom by having students pitch a solution to a real problem for a business partner. While this is team work, it relies on members leveraging diverse perspectives. So one might say ... to bring out one's uniqueness, you have to learn to work with difference.
I agree. There are a few essential tools to "learn how to learn" that everyone should have. After this, the path should be more self-selected by learners.
I believe this would lead to a more well-rounded education and less specialization. Countless people that go into advanced studies in a field end up disliking it. But If you could tell a young person it's OK to take art classes, math, CS, and psychology paths and that you can be a very useful person for society, the majority would take such an eclectic education.
By creating multi-skilled adaptable people, we could lessen the need to be a "team player" in the current meaning. We would have "plug-and-play" people that can work well with a variety of other people because they are all well-rounded, understand what's at stake, and can cooperate because it is in their interest.
I've been working with District C which brings design thinking to the classroom by having students pitch a solution to a real problem for a business partner. While this is team work, it relies on members leveraging diverse perspectives. So one might say ... to bring out one's uniqueness, you have to learn to work with difference.