Elsewhere: Schools Revisited

What should be the purpose of our public education system? That’s a question I’ve wrestled with for a long time. I work on the fringes of education – this is a deliberate depiction. In my former position, I sold ‘educational technology’ and ‘21st century science content’ and other nebulous buzzwords that all serve to allude … Continue reading Elsewhere: Schools Revisited

Elsewhere: Education

If you, visitor of Earth, followed a ‘normal’ education trajectory, you probably went to primary school around six or seven, pursued three to four years of further education, and may have event gone to graduate school. You ‘graduate’ in your early twenties, ready to start life. In the twelve to fifteen years of your education, … Continue reading Elsewhere: Education

On Learning: My Education is Not a bottle of Whiskey

I’m doing the Learning how to Learn course on Coursera. One of the assignments called for more introspection on one’s learning journey than was allowed for, so I’ll continue here. Over the years I developed a rather misguided view on learning and personal development. I thought people were more like whiskey – only as good … Continue reading On Learning: My Education is Not a bottle of Whiskey