Education Reform

I have recently become interested in education reform and its potentially close link with computer science. Those advocating the education reform question the very foundation on which our current education system is built. The system, which is deeply rooted in our culture, is resistant to change and in many ways is failing. In a 2013 Ted talk entitled "How to escape education's death valley," Ken Robinson claims a 60% drop-out rate in some parts of the country. What's more, many of those who stay in school are often disengaged and reap little real benefit from their education. One particular problem is that "education . . . is based not on diversity but conformity." Learning is often an activity to prepare for tests, rather than to discover individual talents and express creativity. Problems such as these have no simple solutions. The reform Robinson speaks of is one of great magnitude and will take united efforts of many to bear fruit. I hope to soon become involved and contribute my own talents and ideas.

How to escape education's death valley