This animation is for a documentary called, “Waiting For ‘Superman’” that highlights some very serious issues in our educational system in America.
TakePart: Participant Media – Waiting For ‘Superman’ – Infographic from Jr.canest on Vimeo.
Archives For educational reform
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In this followup to his 2006 Ted Talk Sir Ken Robinson makes the argument that we must not settle for educational reform because this is simply changing an existing system, rather we need an educational revolution to radically change our educational system because it currenlty doesn’t work. Sir Ken Robinson states that there must be:
a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.
One can hope…
NewSchools Venture Fund is a venture philanthropy firm working to transform public education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children — especially those in underserved communities — have the opportunity to succeed. The following video documents their development, vision and mission:
NewSchools Summit 2010: A New Policy World from NewSchools on Vimeo.
The Coming Meltdown in Higher Education – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education via kwout
Seth Godin argues that Higher Education’s run of 400 years in the US is about to end for the following reasons:
- Most undergraduate college and university programs are organized to give an average education to average students.
- College has gotten expensive far faster than wages have gone up.
- The definition of “best” is under siege.
- The correlation between a typical college degree and success is suspect.
- Accreditation isn’t the solution, it’s the problem.
While it is easy to agree with Godin and in particular the notion of accreditation promoting mediocrity for all but with universities controlling the parchment (degree granting) I don’t see this changing anytime soon. Sure, we have many wonderful examples of college dropouts doing exceptionally well (Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Marc Andreesen etc.) but these unfortunately the exception and not the norm. While I applaud the notion of DIY U and see its benefits we still live in a society that is dependent upon credentials.
Jeff Jarvis’ TEDxNYED lecture about lectures as an outmoded form of education and news.
Please note there are three instances where Jeff uses foul language for effect (I wish he wouldn’t) so please review the video before you pass it on to anyone else.
Please Note: I am not endorsing Jarvis’ use of foul language and thought about not putting the video up–BUT the message he is relaying is very important–important enough to deal with his use of expletives.
You can view the script of his presentation at: TEDxNYED: This is bullshit
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