Alternatives to relying on governments for anything. How to create self organizing business/educational people structures. Way's to remove our need for oil for energy and food.
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Feb 15 2012: that very idea help push me to be entrepreneurial.
The last job I help was with a very large corporation. Every single interview for promotion I attended resulted in the exact same result:
a) the interviewers hated me
b) the HR dept. didn't want to give me the job
c) my current managers stepped up and accepted responsibility for the promotion
d) I got the position and out preformed everyone around me.
(wash rinse repeat)
I fully agree, the method used for interviewing is highly flawed.
Feb 15 2012: I would love to see self directed learning centers pop up all over the place.
the students can learn from online teachers (solo or in class setting) from a variety of different places, participate in both 'real live' and streaming debates, and collaborate with other self directed students to allow both the simple and require socialization, while still being exposed to unconsidered ideas.
Boxing yourself into a certain way of seeing things I feel is a real issue with home based education, but public self directed learning centers would allow both the self direction and un-thought-of injections of talent.
Feb 15 2012: The very format of TED nearly demands this to be true.
The presenters are experts in their field and they have a very limited time to project their idea's on to their audience.
I think the TED format could structure a school all on it's own
(similar and complementary to something like the khan academy)
Feb 15 2012: The Basics of chemistry (for example) can be taught through cooking, Physics by dropping a ball, etc. To live a healthy life you wouldn't need to know more then that unless it's relevant to you're interests/work.
As it stands now, most school systems burden the students to learn skills that
a) they have no interest in
b) will never use
while many specialized subjects will b required over time, finding the experts to teach them will be more effective because at that point the student will desire to learn more, rather then having something irrelevant (to their life and planned projection) shoved down their throat.
maybe someone knows the real number, but I understand somewhere >50% of graduates work in a field completely unrelated to their field of study. this is a waste to time and resources, no to mention the mockery of the system it suggests.
TEDCred score: +0.30 TEDCred reflects your contribution to the TED community.
A reply on Conversation: What are the advantages/disadvantages of learning models that exist outside of traditional educational institutions?
The last job I help was with a very large corporation. Every single interview for promotion I attended resulted in the exact same result:
a) the interviewers hated me
b) the HR dept. didn't want to give me the job
c) my current managers stepped up and accepted responsibility for the promotion
d) I got the position and out preformed everyone around me.
(wash rinse repeat)
I fully agree, the method used for interviewing is highly flawed.
A comment on Conversation: What are the advantages/disadvantages of learning models that exist outside of traditional educational institutions?
the students can learn from online teachers (solo or in class setting) from a variety of different places, participate in both 'real live' and streaming debates, and collaborate with other self directed students to allow both the simple and require socialization, while still being exposed to unconsidered ideas.
Boxing yourself into a certain way of seeing things I feel is a real issue with home based education, but public self directed learning centers would allow both the self direction and un-thought-of injections of talent.
A reply on Conversation: What are the advantages/disadvantages of learning models that exist outside of traditional educational institutions?
The presenters are experts in their field and they have a very limited time to project their idea's on to their audience.
I think the TED format could structure a school all on it's own
(similar and complementary to something like the khan academy)
A reply on Conversation: What are the advantages/disadvantages of learning models that exist outside of traditional educational institutions?
As it stands now, most school systems burden the students to learn skills that
a) they have no interest in
b) will never use
while many specialized subjects will b required over time, finding the experts to teach them will be more effective because at that point the student will desire to learn more, rather then having something irrelevant (to their life and planned projection) shoved down their throat.
maybe someone knows the real number, but I understand somewhere >50% of graduates work in a field completely unrelated to their field of study. this is a waste to time and resources, no to mention the mockery of the system it suggests.