In school you have 10–35 students in one room, being taught by one teacher. The teacher speaks, the students listen. While there are some variations, this is true for 70% of the time at school since many years.
This system has many problems:
Inflexible curricular in a changing world: Technology is shaping our world in a fast pace. We have jobs today that didn’t exist 20 years ago — and many aspects of jobs have drastically changed. Curricula have changed as well, but it’s unclear to me if they are actually good.
You are all individuals: But at school we are often treated as if we were all the same. Some people are bored in math lessons while it’s way to fast for others.
Sick days: When the teacher is sick, the students might miss important lessons in school. When a student is sick, they don’t know what happened — even if they could mentally participate (e.g. with a broken leg that prevents them from accessing the room). It’s stressful, and it excludes people. It stops people from getting educated.
Refugees, migrants, and adults: There are all kinds of people who wouldn’t fit in a normal class room. Still, they might be interested in getting a similar kind of education. We should do our best to give them…
