Thursday, March 17, 2011

A short conversation with...Seth Godin



1.What is the purpose of schools (K-12) in the 21st Century?

To train students to do difficult work and to answer questions that haven't been asked before.


2. What about "if u could change 2-3 things about the education system immediately, what would they be?

a. attendance based
b. regurgitation based
and
c. do the lectures at night (via world class video) and do homework during the day.

1 comment:

  1. Alanna King @banana29March 17, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    So cool! I love (c)....never thought of that...I'd be so busy in the library helping students answer questions....beautiful.

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