Is 'Modern' Education a Relic of the Industrial Age?

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/Sir_Ken_Rob...

Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, argues that our "modern" education system is an inherently flawed relic of the Industrial Revolution. "A degree used to be a passport to employment, now it's a visa," says Robinson. "It's become an algorithm."

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Sir Ken Robinson is an expert in creativity, innovation, and human resources. He works with governments in Europe, Asia, and the United States, and with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and cultural organizations. Robinson led a national commission on creativity, education, and the economy for the UK government and was central in forming a creative- and economic-development strategy as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. Formerly, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick.

He has received several honorary degrees, the Athena Award from the Rhode Island School of Design, the Peabody Medal, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Royal Society of Arts. He received a knighthood for his services to the arts. His latest book is The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Viking, 2009). - The Aspen Institute

Sir Ken Robinson is an expert in creativity, innovation, and human resources. He works with governments in Europe, Asia, and the United States, and with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and cultural organizations. Robinson led a national commission on creativity, education, and the economy for the UK government and was central in forming a creative- and economic-development strategy as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. Formerly, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick.

He has received several honorary degrees, the Athena Award from the Rhode Island School of Design, the Peabody Medal, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Royal Society of Arts. He received a knighthood for his services to the arts. His latest book is The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Viking, 2009).

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[frilink]

I'm currently in college and I feel FUCKED UP...........

I don't know what I'm doing here

I don't know what I'm gonna be

Personally I think people go to college now days because its a trend.........they don't pursue college for knowledge, they pursue It because the community said so,YOU GO TO COLLEGE, YOU GET A JOB, DON'T AND YOU'll END UP ON THE STREETS

[PLOttawa]

Great talk. The only people who seem to be impressed by college degrees these days are the parents who pay for them. 

[Alma González]

This man is absolutely brilliant.

[0myjoe]

I wanna hear more!!!

[PaladinswordSaurfang]

By college do you mean high school or university? College means something different in Australia...

[MundyArtStudio]

The best thing to do I think is work after highschool and do a lot of short courses and workshops until you find out about something that you really connect with.

A lot of the modern day jobs don't require a 4 year degree, but appropriate training for the job you want to do.

[1stNightingale]

Well ofcourse but im talking more about the development of an individual through the education system not the specific of what they are studying. Someone who studies maths should not be regarded as a nerd or dumb if hes slow at it as we are all individuals who work individually. If treated like so most will be able to learn everything in their own way as i did maths. They will also learn what matters most in life which is to adapt and progress in every situation.

[SpicyHam]

Smart business owners hire college graduates, because they are willing to do anything told.

[GodofCider]

I think the idea is to go into college to test out what you might like in your first two years; specializing in the second two in the areas you liked the most. Perhaps continuing on after that should the situation warrant it.

And in the end, if for you it has all been for naught, then at the very least you'll have become more knowledgeable about the world around you; which is hardly a bad thing.

[givebirthathome]

You're welcome. Google "Camphill community" for an example of the kind of thing that's available now, (spots opening up this summer) that's pretty cool. Seize the day.

Remember there's nothing wrong with you (or life) that you feel fucked up. Feeling that way is a normal reaction to the emptiness, hypocrisy and inhumanity of most of society at present...which most of us get very doused with before we are old enough to create a space for ourselves filled with something better.

[frilink]

Thank you.......