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Ten Problems for Education in the 2020s
- jcz_nz 7y agoSigh. Technology is #3 on the list. If you're reading this, and you're nodding in agreement, please, please read this first: http://hackeducation.com/2019/12/31/what-a-shitshow http://hackeducation.com/2019/12/31/what-a-shitshow Technology really is not a top 3 problem in the US (and I'd wager, not in any country). Vendors, politicians, and institutions have been using it as a silver bullet to address the more profound problems though. Maybe that's what they meant? It seems you actually have to spend $10 to learn any more, and I'm not inclined...
- DrNuke 7y agoThanks. It is not an order, though, and it is not for the US only. The booklet just tries and summarizes some of the most recent ongoing academic debates for people that have no time to follow literature. It is meant to be informative instead of authoritative. In two hours time, readers get a good snapshot and that’s it.
- epicgiga 7y agoNope, none of that is important. That list should have one item: relevance. Most teachers are busyworkers. They teach X or Y for arbitrary reasons, under the false ideology of "all education is good". They stunt the lives of their students, rather than developing them. Unless what your teaching is narrowly aligned with the life success of your particular students, you're serving only your ego, and you're no assistant of theirs.
- DrNuke 7y agoMaybe yes, maybe not but, again, this booklet (and the entire series) is explicitly agnostic. For a tenner and two hours skimming in the evening or while commuting, readers get what gatekeepers and professionals from the given field are debating right now for the new decade, which would take them a few weeks to collect, assemble and present in a coherent manner. It is just a structured summary, not an original essay.