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Future Shift 3: Education
In a world where the internet enables us to learn almost anything….what should we be learning? With VR, iPads and eye tracking technology, how is best for us to learn, and, without going into existential territory, why learn at all?
Two teachers join the podcast, one at the end of their career and another at the beginning, but both from the same family. Denis and Lewis Pratt join to discuss education.
Show Notes
Global evaluation of education systems (PISA by OECD)
https://www.oecd.org/pisa/PISA%202018%20Insights%20and%20Interpretations%20FINAL%20PDF.pdf
10 reasons why Finland’s education system is the best
https://bigthink.com/mike-colagrossi/no-standardized-tests-no-private-schools-no-stress-10-reasons-why-finlands-education-system-in-the-best-in-the-world
Transcript (~95% accurate)
IntroductionJacob Pratt 0:10Hi, welcome to Future Shift. We understand the world better by discussing changing and emerging industries. I’m Jacob Pratt, and today we’re talking about education.
Education is broad. Learning is fundamental from birth, helping babies everywhere to realise that almost nothing should go up on those. And teaching adult men that low low v necks are not right for any occasion. And in a world where the internet enables us to learn almost anything, what should we be learning? With VR, iPads, eye tracking technology, how is best for us to learn Going into existential territory, why learn at all?
This is a big area and everyone will have their own very personal answers to these questions. Technology is helping us learn faster in some areas than ever before. But I wanted to start as broad as I possibly could. Our brains learn best in childhood. So I wanted to explore the views of two people who worked in this area. Two teachers, one having recently retired, and one just beginning that teaching journey.
So I picked up the phone to my dad and my brother.
Denis PrattDenis 1:49I grew up in New Zealand Born in 1950 and stayed in New Zealand until I was 30 years old. I left New Zealand in 1981 to travel with my brother through And arrived in the UK in 1981. Originally for one year, but I’m still here 40, almost 40 years later.
I’m not sure what went wrong.
Jacob Pratt 2:16That’s Denis Pratt, primary school teacher and my dad with a wealth of experience in the field having taught on the opposite sides of the globe. I asked him some questions about his experiences in New Zealand before coming to the UK.
So So, so what were you doing for those kind of 10 years after you started teaching college still in New Zealand?
Denis 2:43Well, when I was in New Zealand, I trained in teaching from 72 to 74. And you were We were one of the last intakes where we were paid a salary to be a student. So I was actually paid a wage for three years. But what it meant was that you had to then work for three years. So you know you and you were expected to go to places that lots of other people didn’t want to go to. So my first year I went to a place called Hokatika on the west coa...
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In a world where the internet enables us to learn almost anything….what should we be learning? With VR, iPads and eye tracking technology, how is best for us to learn, and, without going into existential territory, why learn at all?
Two teachers join the podcast, one at the end of their career and another at the beginning, but both from the same family. Denis and Lewis Pratt join to discuss education.
Show Notes
Global evaluation of education systems (PISA by OECD)
https://www.oecd.org/pisa/PISA%202018%20Insights%20and%20Interpretations%20FINAL%20PDF.pdf
10 reasons why Finland’s education system is the best
https://bigthink.com/mike-colagrossi/no-standardized-tests-no-private-schools-no-stress-10-reasons-why-finlands-education-system-in-the-best-in-the-world
Transcript (~95% accurate)
IntroductionJacob Pratt 0:10Hi, welcome to Future Shift. We understand the world better by discussing changing and emerging industries. I’m Jacob Pratt, and today we’re talking about education.
Education is broad. Learning is fundamental from birth, helping babies everywhere to realise that almost nothing should go up on those. And teaching adult men that low low v necks are not right for any occasion. And in a world where the internet enables us to learn almost anything, what should we be learning? With VR, iPads, eye tracking technology, how is best for us to learn Going into existential territory, why learn at all?
This is a big area and everyone will have their own very personal answers to these questions. Technology is helping us learn faster in some areas than ever before. But I wanted to start as broad as I possibly could. Our brains learn best in childhood. So I wanted to explore the views of two people who worked in this area. Two teachers, one having recently retired, and one just beginning that teaching journey.
So I picked up the phone to my dad and my brother.
Denis PrattDenis 1:49I grew up in New Zealand Born in 1950 and stayed in New Zealand until I was 30 years old. I left New Zealand in 1981 to travel with my brother through And arrived in the UK in 1981. Originally for one year, but I’m still here 40, almost 40 years later.
I’m not sure what went wrong.
Jacob Pratt 2:16That’s Denis Pratt, primary school teacher and my dad with a wealth of experience in the field having taught on the opposite sides of the globe. I asked him some questions about his experiences in New Zealand before coming to the UK.
So So, so what were you doing for those kind of 10 years after you started teaching college still in New Zealand?
Denis 2:43Well, when I was in New Zealand, I trained in teaching from 72 to 74. And you were We were one of the last intakes where we were paid a salary to be a student. So I was actually paid a wage for three years. But what it meant was that you had to then work for three years. So you know you and you were expected to go to places that lots of other people didn’t want to go to. So my first year I went to a place called Hokatika on the west coa...