the end of school (as we know it)
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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
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
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 The very notion of a 'class’ may be outdated.”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
