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Reinventing Education and the
Future of Start-Up NationSaul Singer
Co-author, Start-Up Nation Israel Edtech Summit Tel Aviv, June 8, 2016
The Evolution of Education
General Knowledge
College: More General Knowledge
Graduate Ed: Specialized Knowledge
Today
“The world economy no longer pays you for what you know; Google knows
everything. The world economy pays you for what you can do with
what you know.” — Andreas Schleicher, Head of
Education and Skills, OECD
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Knowledge is Not Enough
General Knowledge
Leadership
TeamworkStrategic Thinking
Emotional Intelligence
Mission- orientation
Decision Making Cross Domain Thinking
Communications
Finding Knowledge
Every edtech company needs to ask itself: are we working on “a
faster horse” or part of the “car” of education?
Reform vs. Reinvention
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Reform vs. Reinvention
General Knowledge
Leadership
TeamworkStrategic Thinking
Emotional Intelligence
Mission- orientation
Decision Making Cross Domain Thinking
Communications
Finding Knowledge
5 Reinvention Principles• Real : not made up problems
• Responsibility : what you are doing matters
• Rigorous : teacher’s job: always push for more than good enough
• Meaning : each student works on what moves them
• Broad and focused : go out of comfort zone, combine fields
1 Mega PrincipleEducation should be a constant discovery
process for every student’s human potential.
Human potential sweet spot = What you love + What you are good at
Sweet spot changes over time, education should let each student dive into what they
love and what they good at, while constantly exposing them to other things.
Mindset trumps tech
Changing mindset is key.
Technology that distracts from mindset change is useless; technology that helps
build a new mindset is helpful.
5 Big Subversive Ideas• 90% lecture >>> 10% lecture
• Turn 12th grade into a mechina
• Open most tests to the internet
• More play!
• Eliminate subjects
• More Project Weeks!
Education and Start-Up Nation• Start-Up Nation must grow substantially to remain #2
ecosystem in the world
• Obstacle to growth is not lack of big companies, it’s human capital
• Reinventing education is necessary increase human capital
• The countries that reinvent education first will be considered the most innovative countries in the world and will become magnets for talent
We can do this• We already have the IP for reinventing education,
that’s how we became Start-Up Nation.
• We know how to produce people who are mission-oriented, can lead, work in teams, and take responsibility. We know how to give young people the experience of succeeding with challenges that they could not dream of overcoming.
• Now we just have to figure out how to do this inside the education system and not just outside of it!