Adaptability is critical to all life forms. In our ever changing culture, technology and economy, a person can be left behind before they even recognize what was happening to them. To the extent that formal education widens horizons and perceptions, they can facilitate adaptability. To the extent that education secures itself inside a self-made bubble, it is worse than useless.
I was a teacher. And then I went into business. There is a LOT that they don't teach in school, and the educators don't even know that they don't know it. It wasn't until I left education that I developed a much more expansive perspective.
Adaptability is critical to all life forms. In our ever changing culture, technology and economy, a person can be left behind before they even recognize what was happening to them. To the extent that formal education widens horizons and perceptions, they can facilitate adaptability. To the extent that education secures itself inside a self-made bubble, it is worse than useless.
I was a teacher. And then I went into business. There is a LOT that they don't teach in school, and the educators don't even know that they don't know it. It wasn't until I left education that I developed a much more expansive perspective.