Quote from the book:
Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. -William Pollard
A school can have the latest technology and the most educated staff, but if the learning that takes place is exactly how it has been for the last 150 years then has any growth taken place?
Three decades back and before students attended school to get information. Schools were nearly the only source of knowledge, but that is not the case in this day in age. Information is at the stroke of a finger. Students can access facts and information in seconds. Even more profound is that it isn't even one source or medium. Articles, videos, pictures, and more can bring information to life right before their eyes. The question is, why are so many still receiving an education that doesn't acknowledge this truth?
The students of this day in age need to learn to be able to decipher all of this information for what is truth and what is the fallacy. Students need to be able to take information and use it to solve real problems. People talk about the lack of communication skills of our students. So much time is spent looking at their phone, tablet, or device, we complain. What is going to happen when these students get out in the real world, how will they communicate? These devices are not going away. It has been said that our students now have the worst technology they will ever own. It is true!!! Education should be focusing on how to use information to think critically and creatively. Students should be learning how to communicate their knowledge and collaborate with peers and leaders. They need to be learning how to connect information to other information and how it can change outcomes.
George Couros challenges his readers to be innovative. "Change for the sake of change is never enough". Educators should always go back to the why when facing a decision to change.
Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. -William Pollard
A school can have the latest technology and the most educated staff, but if the learning that takes place is exactly how it has been for the last 150 years then has any growth taken place?
Three decades back and before students attended school to get information. Schools were nearly the only source of knowledge, but that is not the case in this day in age. Information is at the stroke of a finger. Students can access facts and information in seconds. Even more profound is that it isn't even one source or medium. Articles, videos, pictures, and more can bring information to life right before their eyes. The question is, why are so many still receiving an education that doesn't acknowledge this truth?
The students of this day in age need to learn to be able to decipher all of this information for what is truth and what is the fallacy. Students need to be able to take information and use it to solve real problems. People talk about the lack of communication skills of our students. So much time is spent looking at their phone, tablet, or device, we complain. What is going to happen when these students get out in the real world, how will they communicate? These devices are not going away. It has been said that our students now have the worst technology they will ever own. It is true!!! Education should be focusing on how to use information to think critically and creatively. Students should be learning how to communicate their knowledge and collaborate with peers and leaders. They need to be learning how to connect information to other information and how it can change outcomes.
George Couros challenges his readers to be innovative. "Change for the sake of change is never enough". Educators should always go back to the why when facing a decision to change.