I Don’t Want A Society That Massively Excludes So Many Students, Nor One Where You Have To Be Better
I don’t want a society that massively excludes so many students, nor one where you have to be better than perfect to gain admission to your state university. For 20 years now, anyone with access to the internet has been able to publish ideas to anyone else in the world with an internet connection. That’s an amazing opportunity and a formidable responsibility. Yet our antiquated educational system rewards a hierarchical form of silo’d, standardized teaching and learning that was designed for the Taylorized Industrial Age. Our over-emphasis on standardized testing undermines the intellectual skills of critical thinking and productive contribution needed to thrive in our interactive Do-It-Yourself era.
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Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Arthur C. Clarke
About Education
During the UN High-Level Political Forum I attended this morning the moderator of the event shared a quote with us...
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew.
Consider education not as the painful accumulation of facts and dates and reigns, not merely the necessary preparation of the individual to earn his keep in the world, but the transmission of our mental, moral, technical and aesthetic heritage as fully as possible to as many as possible, for the enlargement of man’s and woman’s understanding, control, embellishment, and enjoyment of life: the pursuit of happiness.
If men and women are fortunate, they will, before they die, gather up as much as they can of their civilized heritage and transmit it to their children.
And to their final breath they will be grateful for their inexhaustible legacy, knowing that it is our nourishing mother and our lasting life.
~The Lessons of History, by Will and Ariel Durant
David Byrne & Neil deGrasse Tyson Explain the Importance of an Arts Education (and How It Strengthens Science & Civilization)
What do you think is the purpose of education?
Some of my thoughts on that.... I believe that my job as an educator is to inspire students to be curious, passionate, and life-long learners. Education is more than just preparing students for the workforce. Educators share the simple yet sacred joy of learning. See also, My Education Philosophy page
Related Links and Information
Is Human Progress Real or An Illusion?
View PDF of timeline image
The Big History Project
UN High-Level Political Forum Side Event:
ICT-Integrated Innovative Education for Global Citizenship to Eliminate Poverty
Reading list
Don’t read all in one sitting... I’m working on an updated on an updated version of the Information Age timeline and also ruminating on themes running through these articles.
Why we need a 21st-century Martin Luther to challenge the church of tech
'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism
The end of capitalism has begun
XKCD Finally Takes Physics To Task
Christmas is the season of giving
If you're on Amazon, check out Amazon smile where you can support your favorite charity everytime you shop.
Foodies, turn your pictures into donations with this app: We the Feedies
A couple of other great links to check out:
Giving What We Can
What is the Greatest Good?
Holiday Giving: 7 Children’s Charities You Should Know About
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Some of what I come across on the web... Also check out my Content & Curation site: kristentreglia.com
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