Comments on: Rates of Change – What does all this mean for public schooling? http://www.innovationlabs.com/blog2/2009/01/rates-of-change-what-does-all-this-mean-for-public-schooling/ A Case for Reinventing Public Schools Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Kaufman http://www.innovationlabs.com/blog2/2009/01/rates-of-change-what-does-all-this-mean-for-public-schooling/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Michael Kaufman Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.innovationlabs.com/blog2/?p=106#comment-25 I appreciate your comments. You have a number of ideas that are important. For me, the most important change we need is in the way we think about what schools and schooling are. I have said in this blog that a large part of the problem is that we have a schooling system and NOT an education system. I believe there needs to be a complete change in the way we think in order to even come close to creating an government sponsored, public education system. <br/><br/>Young people keep up with the pace of change in the 'rest of their lives' but then come to schools and have to sit still and have content thrown at them. They are not engaged and don't see the connection to the rest of their lives. For those that can, they figure out how to play the system and make it through. For those that can't they drop out - even if they are physically still in school.<br/><br/>The idea of introducing market forces into the current schooling system will only make things worse. The whole concept of a free public schooling system needs to be rethought first. I appreciate your comments. You have a number of ideas that are important. For me, the most important change we need is in the way we think about what schools and schooling are. I have said in this blog that a large part of the problem is that we have a schooling system and NOT an education system. I believe there needs to be a complete change in the way we think in order to even come close to creating an government sponsored, public education system.

Young people keep up with the pace of change in the ‘rest of their lives’ but then come to schools and have to sit still and have content thrown at them. They are not engaged and don’t see the connection to the rest of their lives. For those that can, they figure out how to play the system and make it through. For those that can’t they drop out – even if they are physically still in school.

The idea of introducing market forces into the current schooling system will only make things worse. The whole concept of a free public schooling system needs to be rethought first.

]]> By: kimberly http://www.innovationlabs.com/blog2/2009/01/rates-of-change-what-does-all-this-mean-for-public-schooling/comment-page-1/#comment-23 kimberly Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:56:00 +0000 http://www.innovationlabs.com/blog2/?p=106#comment-23 A P.S., if you will.... Believe it or not, the solution to the population growth of the human race on our planet is EDUCATION.... educate the women and people of other countries about birth control and educate them to become productive members of their societies rather than staying at home making babies... A P.S., if you will…. Believe it or not, the solution to the population growth of the human race on our planet is EDUCATION…. educate the women and people of other countries about birth control and educate them to become productive members of their societies rather than staying at home making babies…

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.innovationlabs.com/blog2/2009/01/rates-of-change-what-does-all-this-mean-for-public-schooling/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Kimberly Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:53:00 +0000 http://www.innovationlabs.com/blog2/?p=106#comment-22 Hey Michael,<br/><br/>I read your blog and wonder what type of idea you have for how the educational system can catch up and keep pace with today's technology? It is difficult in this country to sell the importance of re-vamping our educational systems. Where is the money going to come from? In fact, over the past couple of decades programs are being deleted from our schools because there is no money to support them. Imo, I think we need to go to private institutions rather than public educational systems and try to sell a voucher system once again or perhaps something similar. That takes the lack of accountability out of the equation since private institutions will be competing with others and it would behoove them to keep up with the latest information and knowledge to sell their school over others. <br/>I do mention this in my blog essay entitled the Power of Educational Empowerment @ http://kimberlyellman.blogspot.com <br/>With respect to the YouTube video, what sticks in my mind the most with regard to your thesis, is the fact that the knowledge a IT 4-year-degree student obtains in the 1st year of college will be outdated by the 3rd year of their education. Wow, all the more reason for updated school system as well as continuing education. What is scary is the exponential growth of the human population on an earth that can not possible sustain such an increase. Our resources are already low and if it continues @ the current pace, I'm afraid education will be the last on anyone's list of important problems. We will be solving the problem of no food, living space, energy resources, etc. Hey Michael,

I read your blog and wonder what type of idea you have for how the educational system can catch up and keep pace with today’s technology? It is difficult in this country to sell the importance of re-vamping our educational systems. Where is the money going to come from? In fact, over the past couple of decades programs are being deleted from our schools because there is no money to support them. Imo, I think we need to go to private institutions rather than public educational systems and try to sell a voucher system once again or perhaps something similar. That takes the lack of accountability out of the equation since private institutions will be competing with others and it would behoove them to keep up with the latest information and knowledge to sell their school over others.
I do mention this in my blog essay entitled the Power of Educational Empowerment @ http://kimberlyellman.blogspot.com
With respect to the YouTube video, what sticks in my mind the most with regard to your thesis, is the fact that the knowledge a IT 4-year-degree student obtains in the 1st year of college will be outdated by the 3rd year of their education. Wow, all the more reason for updated school system as well as continuing education. What is scary is the exponential growth of the human population on an earth that can not possible sustain such an increase. Our resources are already low and if it continues @ the current pace, I’m afraid education will be the last on anyone’s list of important problems. We will be solving the problem of no food, living space, energy resources, etc.

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