Education Innovation
Education and innovative learning models are an area of passion for me. It didn't used to be, but now having 3 young kids - I feel very strongly about ensuring that they will be ready for a lifetime of learning and the fun that comes along with it. Our current mainstream school system is antiquated and like many other industries are cracking and primed for disruption. If it wasn't a public sector/public funded system it would likely already look similar to the recording industry, but you can see many signs of disruption: charter schools, home schooling, alternative education systems (online high schools etc). None of these are perfect, but it's like any market - things don't change overnight and it will take time as new models evolve. If this is interesting to you, here are some resources to get you fired up and thinking about possibilities:
- Sir Ken Robinson - Do Schools Kill Creativity (TED 2006)
- Sir Ken's follow up from TED 2010 - Bring on the Learning Revolution
Some books I have read that hit on the topic of learning & education evolution
- Sir Ken's book - The Element (2009) which has some great chapters on the topic of innovation in education
- Talent is Overrated - G. Colvin (2008)
- Revolutionary Wealth A,H Tofler (2006)
- Linchpin - Seth Godin (2010)
- Rich Kid, Smart Kid - Kiyosaki (2001)
- Drive - D. Pink (2009)
Plus there seems to be an uptick in the number of people blogging some great ideas in this space. See this post I just read by Dave Troy entitled "Will that be on the Test'. Are there other insightful clips,books, blog posts that you would recommend?
