On What’s Wrong With Education and How to Fix It
Our education system is still dominated by a model developed over 180 years ago.
Transcript:
Welcome to the insert philosophy here podcast. Inserting the principles of philosophy into real life.
The last week of August and the first week of September is when students across the United States, Canada, and most European countries go back to school. There’s no overestimating the importance of education for a person to grow as an individual and to be assimilated into society and become a contributing member to it. Yet, while few people would say that education is unimportant, most people would probably say that education isn’t as good as it can be or should be.
I have taught at colleges and universities since 1998. That doesn’t mean that I know everything about education, but between all those years of teaching, and of course, being a student K through 12, bachelor’s degree, two master’s degrees, and a PhD, I’ve developed some opinions, at least educated opinions, no…
