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Originally Posted by Seahawk
Hubris is like a tracer bullet...it works both ways. I agree with your synopsis of what is wrong, but I have issue with some your proofs as to why: our education system is not, "outdated", it has been "dated" to the point of indifference. We need to return to the basics, RWA...it is the only way to rapidly evolve, just look at our competitors.
And the war on terror is real...even Friedman, the king of flat, acknowledges it.
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What competitors are you talking about? I have a bit of experience with the Chinese education system. Actually I think their design plays to our advantage. They focus on drill and test, to the detriment of creativity. They are not evolving in a long-term fashion, but instead blossoming on the back of cheap labor and lots of natural resources. That can't be sustained.
Our education system has gone backwards imho, largely based on the insistence of focusing on lowest-common-demoninator metrics (ie standardized tests). I'm all for the three R's, but they need to be contextualized for the new world. Visual literacy is a key to success, but we don't really teach that.
The war on terror is real, but our approach to it is ham-fisted and antiquated. There are other ways...