Sir Ken Robinson believes that “we are educating people out of their creative capacities” and creating dysfunctional humans. The RSA animators are incredible! Thanks to Maggie Neilson, who posted the story on Facebook.
Seth Godin believes that high schools should teach insatiable desire, focus, and the art of persuasion! Ooooh, now we are talking! Naomi and Simone attend The Evergreen School, and they deliver those in spades! They also include ethics, respect, and collaboration. One unusual thing about the school is that the eighth graders take a four-week trip to either Vietnam or Peru. The kids live with a local family, explore independently, and join work projects that contribute to the communities they visit.
What’s high school for? by Seth Godin
- How to focus intently on a problem until it’s solved.
- The benefit of postponing short-term satisfaction in exchange for long-term success.
- How to read critically.
- The power of being able to lead groups of peers without receiving clear delegated authority.
- An understanding of the extraordinary power of the scientific method, in just about any situation or endeavor.
- How to persuasively present ideas in multiple forms, especially in writing and before a group.
- Project management. Self-management and the management of ideas, projects and people.
- Personal finance. Understanding the truth about money and debt and leverage.
- An insatiable desire (and the ability) to learn more. Forever.
- Most of all, the self-reliance that comes from understanding that relentless hard work can be applied to solve problems worth solving.
What did you learn in school?