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K-12 Schools Need More Steve Jobs and Less Bill Gates DAVID BERNSTEIN SEP 30, 2014 For Jobs, education was not an orderly process of acquiring a defined set of skills. It was a personal journey of exploring interests and following passions. Jobs relatively few public remarks on education are a far cry from Gates comprehensive road map for education change. .. For the United States to be competitive, it must offer-and educate for-something that cannot be produced at a lower cost elsewhere. That something is innovation. How do we create a generation of innovators? Standardization and testing are not a platform for innovation, contrary to Gates argument. They produce competent workers in a stagnant and aging industrial economy. The real platform for innovation is a highly diversified, stimulating educational environment-one that encourages students to explore their curiosity and pursue their passions. mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?DISPATCHED=true&cid=25983841&item=http%3A%2F%2Fedweek.org%2Few%2Farticles%2F2014%2F10%2F01%2F06bernstein.h34.html
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 09:22:13 +0000

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