Explore the future of education in this 45-minute conference talk by Taddy Blecher at the SingularityU Czech Summit 2019. Delve into Blecher's pioneering work in free tertiary education in South Africa and his vision for transforming educational systems worldwide. Learn about the challenges posed by automation, the importance of developing entrepreneurial mindsets, and the potential of exponential technologies in revolutionizing learning. Discover innovative approaches such as the flip classroom model, mass personalization, and the development of human agency. Examine the disconnect between traditional education and future job markets, and understand the need for a holistic approach that focuses on brain development, consciousness, and personal growth. Gain insights into Blecher's experiences with the Maharishi Institute and his efforts to reinvent the South African school system. Explore concepts like the UNESCO Framework, Bloom's Taxonomy, and Maslow's Hierarchy in the context of educational reform. Reflect on the potential for an educational moonshot that could reshape the future of learning and human development.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Childhood
apartheid
How can we change education
Czech Republic
Free education
Content dominant system
Social pain
History of subjects
Disconnect
Blooms Taxonomy
Jobs getting automated
Augmented humans
What do we do
UNESCO Framework
Entrepreneurship
Mindset
Human Agency
People of Accomplishment
The Million Dollar Question
The Story of Sow
Life at SingularityU
Research
EPSA
Accenture
Unemployment
Reinventing South African School System
Moving away from content
Developing the whole person
Consciousness
Maslows Hierarchy
Brain Development
Brain coherence
Students IQ
The Marishi School
The Greatest Breakthrough Opportunity
Flip Classroom
exponential technologies
educational moonshot
education needs reinvention
mass personalization
education as unusual
Shakespeare quote
Taught by
Singularity University
