“We’re moving towards a portfolio model of careers, a world in which kids growing up today will probably have five jobs at the same time. But the current model of education is preparing them for a future that doesn’t exist.”
It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a classroom, but I’m sure we’re not teaching kids the things they need to know to succeed in the modern world.
Srinivas Rao agrees and he’s put together this list of things we should have learned in school but never did including how to manage your psychology, how to understand your relationship to money, and how to interact with the opposite sex.
Speaking of things that should be taught in school, I still believe every high school should teach a social media class.