A escola do futuro

"1. Most colleges are organized to give an average education to average students.
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Pick up any college brochure or catalog. Delete the brand names and the map. Can you tell which school it is? ... They are mass marketers.
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Stop for a second and consider the impact of that choice. By emphasizing mass and sameness and rankings, colleges have changed their mission."

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Por todo o lado os sintomas, os sinais de instituições que precisam de ser mudadas, que já estão dessintonizadas do tempo que vamos viver.

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"Type 1. You can take a class where you learn technique, facts and procedures.

Type 2. You can take a class where you learn to see, learn to lead and learn to solve interesting problems.

The first type of teaching isn't particularly difficult to do, and it's something most of us are trained to absorb. The first type of schooling can even be accomplished with self-discipline and a Dummies book. The first type of class is important but not scarce.

The second kind, on the other hand, is where all real success comes from. It's really tricky to find and train people to do this sort of teaching, and anytime you can find some of it, you should grab it."

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(Moi ici: Basta olhar para um daqueles cadernos que o semanário Expresso traz sobre o ensino superior, por exemplo neste fim-de-semana que passou. Se alguém pegasse nos licenciados em Engenharia Química formados pela FEUP, desde 1987 até 2007, e lhes perguntassem que fracção do que aprenderam na universidade usam no dia-a-dia... teriam uma surpresa...)

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Recortes de textos de Seth Godin e aqui também.