On Education

Why education is what it is, and what it will be

“The Classroom of the Future” and education in general is a hot topic these days. The likes of Sir Ken Robinson wax eloquent on all that is broken about our current education and all that it must be fixed in the future. Growing income inequality, the threat of Artificial Intelligence, and rising education costs and debt have further fuelled this discussion.

I want to consider different questions in this article. Not “What education should be” but “Why education is what it is” and “What education will…