Radical educational transformation means a shift from learning to doing
Education and training techniques need to move away from optimising recall and replication to peer-reviewed innovation, writes Ryan Falkenberg
Our current education system is a product of the economic, political and social systems of the last few hundred years, one that reflects a strongly masculine world view, shaped by power, dominance and control. In all these systems, those with power set the rules, and require others to follow. The role of the education system is to ensure the rest (those not in power) see the world as they do, and are capable of performing the tasks required of them in line with their rules and requirements. In addition to being power- and control-driven, our education system is also biased towards memory and IQ, the capabilities most useful in consistently recalling and executing instructions. Successful learners are those who can recall large volumes of data and can apply given formulae to different situations, accurately and effectively. Education and training techniques focus on optimising memory recall through mind-mapping, repetition and multi-sensory stimulation. Times have changed, however. I...
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