focus forward: leadership, education, technology, and the future of our economy jeffrey piontek
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Focus Forward:
Leadership, Education, Technology, and the Future of
OUR Economy
Jeffrey Piontek
WE FACE A WORLD ON THE MOVE
Attraction & Generationshttp://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00113
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/16/mckinsey.html?page=0%2C1http://institute.adecco.com/FeatureArticles/Articles/Pages/2008_02_Europes_Looming.aspx
Generation Motivators
Veterans Value Respect, part-time hours, temporary employment
Baby Boomers Feel needed, be part of a team, training, flexible retirement options
Generation X Immediate feedback, flexible work environments, results focused
Generation Y Mentors, work with bright people, learning opportunities, work/life balance
Purpose of Education
Back to basics (politicians)
Three overarching basics of education:Economic
Cultural
Personal
Education and the Economy
Role of Education Any conversation about education must be tied
into the economy Growth, development and sustainability
Cultural Aspects of Education
Education has a fundamental role in the culture of our students
The aspects/understandings of their identity Empathy
Personal and People
It is about your own individual hopes dreams, aspirations and desires
Many students drop out because of standardization of education
Tied to engagement Personalize education
Schools of Hope Sociologist Anthony Campolo’s “test”: Complete
the sentence, “I want my child to be….”
In Japan, mothers say, I want my child to be….…successful.
In America, mothers say, I want my child to be…….happy.
Right answer? I want my child to be…… good.
(Cf. research on independent school grads by Douglas Heath: Schools of Hope; and Lives of Hope)
Where’s the Focus?
The U.S. has a science and math pipeline problem: It begins in elementary school, as early as kindergarten.
“In China, Bill Gates is Brittany Spears. In the US…
….Brittany Spears is Brittany Spears, and that is our problem.” (Tom Friedman, The World Is Flat)
Technology Transforming Education
New delivery systems
New tools
New Outcomes for teaming and technology goals Robotics and “Rube Goldberg” competitions
Robotics!!
Communication Skills for the 21st C.
Annual Gallop Poll on What Americans Fear Most:
Public Speaking
Chronic Illness
Snakes
Death
21st C. Schools Ongoing emphasis on writing skillfully Renewed emphasis on public speaking
The Adoption Curve*
EarlyMajority
LateMajority
Early Adopter
Innovator Late Adopters
* Based on work by Everett Rogers, Jon Preddie, and others.
The Adoption Curve*
EarlyMajority
LateMajority
Early Adopter
Innovator Late Adopters
* Based on work by Everett Rogers, Jon Preddie, and others.
20% 20%60%
Accept a change, no matter what
Reject a change, no matter what
Wait and see
A Whole New Mind ~ Daniel Pink
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
~ Albert Einstein.
Is Einstein right?
A Whole New Mind ~ Daniel Pink
Left-brain dominated schools and economy Left-brain analytical thinking
Economy and Society based on analysisRewards
Disruption in our schools
A collection of things we use in the world but aren't allowed in school
What are we really preparing our students for when we can't tell a school from a prison?
What kind of work are we preparing our students for?
Desk Outside SchoolDesk Inside School
Social MediaWorld of
Work and Life
Vs.
School
Social Networking
Futile attempt to ban high school students
- the most socially networked group of humans on planet –
from doing what they do.
"We (teachers) must prepare learners for their future, not for our past.”
David Thornburg
Thank You