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A Cognitive Era education – GO BEYOND SCHOOL thoughts of a parent
Paula Cassin
MY KIDS.
47% of current highly skilled jobs at risk of replacement
Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne, September 17, 2013Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology
Do well in school, get a college degree …and you’ll succeed?
“I was an educated idiot.” TERI P MOORE, The Secular Homeschooler – A Guide For Helping Kids Build Competence,
Independence And Ethics Outside Of A School Environment
McKinsey Global Institute May 2015 Fortune article by Dobbs, Manyika, Woetzel
skilled labor shortage unskilled worker surplus0
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Shortage of skilled labor, surplus of workers
What do kids need to know?MODERN SKILLS
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Creativity• Collaborati
on
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
• Data Analysis
• Coding
LIFE SKILLS
• Self Motivated
• Confidence• Lifelong
learner• Perseveran
ce
What about school?
“1.0 schools cannot teach 3.0 kids.” JOHN MORAVEC, Founder and Principal Member at Education Futures, researcher, writer, and speaker. Author/editor of Knowmad Society.
“Can you imagine if someone told Einstein, ‘Okay, wrap up this relativity thing, we’re moving on to European history?’” ― Salman Khan, The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined
14% SAY STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE
(28% IN 2004)
29% SAY STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR CAREER
(49% IN 2004)
You cannot depend on schools to teach your kids what they need to know.
Modern Skills
Life SkillsTechnology Skills
THE GOOD NEWS IS…
THE SAME WORLD MAKING HUMANS LESS VALUABLE GIVES US ACCESS TO SOLUTIONS.
Ask yourself: what does your child need most right now?
What experience can you bring to help him/her address it?
Drink from the firehose.
Project-based learning
Afterschool activities
Tap into people!
Encourage your teachers & school
Create new schools
WHAT WILL YOU DO?