What Are Schools For?

A lot of people had opinions about what schooling is for, and then the question came up asking what a quality education really is. Here are some answers to that and to what education should provide that I think I need to apply to MA:

Accreditation (why learn) + socialization (how learn) + content (what learn) - Anya Kamenetz

Cost + Access + Relevance - Anya Kamenetz

Convenience, cost, completion, and credential (how fast learn)

Soft skills, citizenry, mastery of subject, network of peers, global structure

National service, study/service/work abroad, subject matter expertise (class, internship, etc.), living and learning communities

How to think and thrive in a world that is constantly changing. Everyone should be in a constant state of reinvention – 58% of grade school kids will have a job that doesn’t exist yet, this year MOOC’s are the fad, next year adaptive learning, etc. (Anya Kamenetz)

Personal growth – coming of age

Competitive in our economic market and in an international economy, become a good citizen, teaches you to enjoy life and to open you senses - Andrew Delbanco

Eliminating barriers to innovation and competition