The conversation explores the importance of education and the need to bridge the gap between the classroom and the living room. The guest, Rée, shares her personal experience of feeling undervalued in the traditional education system and how it led her to become an educator.
We discuss the flaws in the mainstream academia, including the focus on control, speed, and standardized exams. We also touch on the need for emotional intelligence and resilience in education. The conversation delves into the challenges of addressing educational inequities and the role of capitalism in the system.
We emphasize the importance of failure and creativity in education and discuss the skills and topics that are under-addressed in the current system. The conversation explores the importance of creativity and right brain skills in the conceptual age. It discusses the need to introduce these skills into education systems and move away from a focus on rote memorization.
The impact of screen time on young people and strategies for managing it are also discussed. The conversation highlights the need for individualized learning and project-based education that allows students to pursue their interests and solve real-world problems. The issue of educated unemployment and the lack of preparation for the future job market is addressed. The conversation concludes with a discussion on enhancing competency through individual efforts and the importance of emotional well-being in learning.
Takeaways:
- Education is important for shaping lives and should go beyond intellectualism to include emotional intelligence and life skills.
- The mainstream academia has flaws, including a focus on control, speed, standardized exams, and competition.
- Addressing educational inequities requires rethinking capitalism and creating a more equitable distribution of power and resources.
- Failure is essential for success, and education should allow students to fail and learn from their mistakes.
- Creativity and the arts are valuable in education and should be given more importance.
- Skills and topics that are under-addressed in the current education system include emotional intelligence, resilience, and practical life skills. Creativity and right brain skills are essential in the conceptual age
- Education systems should focus on individualized learning and project-based education
- Managing screen time and promoting emotional well-being are important for young people
- Preparation for the future job market is crucial to avoid educated unemployment
- Enhancing competency requires individual efforts and a focus on personal growth
About Guest:
Rée (pronounced "Ray") is a creative producer and conversation designer.
With a B.A. in Fine Art (Photography), and a M.F.A. in Filmmaking (Creative Producing), she develops and produces interdisciplinary media projects for impact-driven start-ups, non-profit organizations, and independent edupreneurs. Her recent projects include directing a series of videos for The Walters Art Museum, collaborating on the design of a social marketing campaign for Johns Hopkins University Hospital, redesigning the website for an NGO operating in 40 countries, and producing short films which have screened at film festivals across the United States.
Rée is also a TESOL-certified curriculum developer of 15+ years, and has facilitated classes and workshops for entities such as Ewha Womans University, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the Jeju Provincial Office of Education. In the past few years, she has spoken publicly about the importance of storytelling at conferences and symposiums organized by Seoul National University, Teachers College Columbia University, and the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD).
She is currently based in South Korea developing...