Let's examine the current model of providing education, which faces many challenges:
- Insufficient schools, teachers, staff, etc., to educate everyone, always lagging behind.
- The current education system attempts to fit everyone into a one-size-fits-all model instead of recognizing each individual as unique. If each child followed their innate passion, society would achieve balance.
- A divide between haves and have-nots is created due to the time and money needed for education.
- Children are not taught to think independently but are graded on how well they repeat existing knowledge.
- After many years of schooling, students often lack practical skills.
- Students spend years learning a profession beyond 10-12 years of basic education.
- The system stifles creativity, forcing children to adopt an outdated mindset of winners and losers, book knowledge vs. application, leading to feelings of inadequacy.
- Much of the education is forgotten because it is never applied or used.
- Students often lack confidence as they excel in one or two subjects but are told they are not good in others.
- The system is costly to maintain, and those who leave early are undervalued, while graduates often lack confidence and practical skills.
- Children become a jack of all trades but master of none, often forgetting what they learned due to lack of application, resulting in wasted education.
What is the school of the future?
- The school of the future has no traditional teachers. All children from various grade levels teach each other, open to both children and adults. Curriculums provide a mental map, but each learner's journey is self-directed. Mentors offer advice on starting points, answering questions, and practical job skills.
- Children follow their passions, pursuing what they want to learn, contributing to a balanced society. Each person's passion helps maintain societal balance.
- Students create their own curriculum, focusing on mastering one or two subjects at a time.
- Mastering their first subject builds confidence, motivating students to tackle new subjects with the same mastery.
- Passion-driven learning leads to natural and effortless mastery, providing skills that enable students to earn a living.
- This approach allows students to graduate quickly as experts in their field, taking pride in their expertise.
- Money flows easily to these students because they master and enjoy their work, harnessing their passion.
- The school becomes a knowledge-sharing environment where children, students, and adults freely exchange knowledge. Each field has a curriculum guide with videos and tutorials. Students are responsible for updating and sharing curriculum content with like-minded peers locally and globally.
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