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In the ways that

* still the classroom is what it looked like in 1878

* still a lot of learning is about remembering useless facts

* still there are many places where the curriculum is a static thing which does not reflect the needs of youngsters but their grannies

* still the exams are solo even though later in life one works in a group and it was shown that in a group one manifesta better

* many places still don’t teach topics such as personal finance, digital hygiene, business management, soft skills, etc as universal mandatory classes even though the world we live in requires these skills on a daily basis

Neil Postman makes in depth analysis in his books, and particularly The End of Education.

I can also go for ages with examples from my practice and what I see, and you can downvote me as much as U like. It doesn’t chang the fact that organised schooling is a byproduct of Industrial Revolution and it was designed to cater to its needs. Not the needs of the ages we live in… like so many things tbh which absolutely do not make sense to a teenager at this day.



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