A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
Future-Focused: The Long Game in US Education
1. FUTURE
FOCUSED
playing the long game
in U.S. education
FUTUREFOCUSED
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2. What will the world be like?
2030
How will exponential changes in technology influence
changes in teaching and learning?
How can we shape the future instead of being shaped
by it?
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Today’s Kindergarten students will be
graduating in 2030!
7. What are they?
SIGNALS
What are they telling us about the future our learners
will create, live and work in?
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8. What might we do
now to ensure that our
learners have the
knowledge, skills and
dispositions for
success in the world
they will create, live
and work in?
?? ?
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13. Leaders anticipate the future.
They stand at the edge of the
known world, patrolling the
border between “now” and
“next” to spot trends. They help
others see the future, too,
guiding people through the
unexpected and inspiring them
to long for a better reality.
NANCY DUARTE
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23. These technologies are going to
reinvent how we teach every child
on the planet. Not in 20 years or 10
years – the next 5 years.
PETER DIAMANDIS
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24. ?? ?
What connections are you making?
What questions do you have?
How might these ideas impact your work?
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39. When we learn, we add new skills
or knowledge to what we already
know. When we unlearn, we step
outside the mental model in order
to choose a different one.
MARK BONCHECK
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41. Learner-Centered
Learning happens in learners.
Education is done by (and with) the learner.
Learners are known as individuals–each having
unique strengths, interests and goals.
Learners want to learn.
Focus on having the most effective learning.
The system adapts to the unique learner.
Effectiveness is achieved through
customization.
Each learner moves on their own path at an
appropriate and adaptable pace.
Every learner is exceptional. The uniqueness of
learners is not a problem but, instead,
something to build on.
School-Centered
Learning happens in schools.
Education is done to the learner.
Learners are known by how they compare to
their class averages on standardized tests.
Learners must be compelled to perform.
Focus on having the most effective teaching.
The learner adapts to the standardized system.
Effectiveness is achieved through
standardization.
All learners follow standard paths at standard
paces and demonstrate mastery in
standardized ways
Teach the average learner an manage
exceptions as problems.
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