the end of school (as we know it)

The End of School (as we know it)

Earlier this year Uber made the first self-driving truck delivery

Map of most common job in each state

Source: Quoctrung Bui/NPR

Our education system is not equipped to deal with this

What are some of the problems with our current education system?

Lack of preparation for employment / job skills

Source: 11th Grade. xckd.com

High cost

Low completion

“This is what people buy when they’re buying a degree.”

– Michael Staton, Learn Capital

Source: Unbundling Education, An Updated Framework. edumorphology.com

What does the school of 2050 look like?

People no longer “go to school”

Lifelong learning

School

18 years

School Life18 years 60+ years

Only 27 percent of college grads have a job related to their major

Source: US Bureau of the Census, 2010 American Community Survey

Four job changes before the age of 32

Source: LinkedIn

Learning will look more like skills acquisition

Duolingo Skill Tree

Khan Academy Knowledge Map

Rise of the Million Dollar Teacher

“There should only be three calculus teachers in the entire world.”

Yes, there’s nothing better than a having a great teacher

But most teachers are not good

Almost all learning will take place online

7% of the world’s population has a college degree

Source: Harvard and Asian Development Bank

7% of the world’s population has a college degree

Source: Harvard and Asian Development Bank, Internet Live Stats www.InternetLiveStats.com

40% of the world’s population has an internet connection

Source: populationlabs.com

70% of students at MIT prefer some online components

Source: Institute-wide Task Force on the Future of MIT Education, MIT

Each class will be custom designed for you

There is no more “let’s move on because we don't have time”

What steps need to happen?

Schools have to die (Most colleges are going to go out of business)

New schools have to be born

New schools have to be born (they will be online only and 100x the scale of today's biggest universities)

Content needs to become smaller

The ideal video length is 6-9 minutes

Source: edX

“The way in which students are accessing material points to the need for the modularization of online classes whenever possible. The very notion of a 'class’ may be outdated.”

Source: "Institute-wide Task Force on the Future of MIT Education" MIT

“…this in many ways mirrors the preferences of students on campus. The unbundling of classes also reflects a larger trend in society—a number of other media offerings have become available in modules, whether it is a song from an album, an article in a newspaper, or a chapter from a textbook.”

Source: "Institute-wide Task Force on the Future of MIT Education" MIT

We have to make use of available technology to improve and update education faster

A/B Testing

Personalization

Real-time assessment

Cultural norms need to shift to make it acceptable not to get a degree

Cultural norms need to shift to make it acceptable not to get a degree

(parents need to be ok with it)

We need people to develop growth rather than fixed mindsets

So what can I do?

Answer: Learn something new

Thanks :)

Mattan Griffel Co-founder & CEO of One Month mattan@onemonth.com