Third Millennium Education

In this episode, Professor Stephen Heppell will be discussing about his passions in education and his thoughts on political interference on educations.

“There are 2.2 billion children in the world, and about half have almost no education at all. And the other half of the 1 billion have pretty miserable experiences and bullying. The quarter left, actually in school enjoying it, typically, we fail about half of them, so education isn't doing all that good.”

“As you know education ain't perfect. And it could be better, but it's still got lovely bits in it. But if I look at Pisa, they're talking about collaborative problem solving, it's coming back, education goes in cycles”

“But the little things make a big difference. So people talk a lot about what we need to do to make education better? And how do we get today's generation of children to pay more attention and blah, blah, blah, it's never the children.”

Time Stamps:

[1:38] Stephen’s highlights and lowlights of passion in education.

[4:20] Stephen’s thoughts and examples of current education methods.

[10:34] Stephen’s thoughts on how education in the UK now inspires young people to learn.

[21:43] Stephen’s thoughts about the contents and pedagogy taught at schools.

[28:00] Stephen’s thoughts on political interference on education.

[33:36] Stephen’s way of assessing learning.

[39:43] Stephen’s thoughts on applying technology in learning.

[44:21] Advice to ensure children with the least advantage in getting the most out of a school based system.

[48:51] Stephen’s choice of currency to give children when they leave school.

Links:

To connect with Zenna Hopson go to www.zennahopson.com
 

In this second episode we hear from Asha Alexander, principal of The Kindergarten Starters in Dubai.

“It takes a war, a climate disaster or a pandemic to force educators to actually let go what they are familiar with, and to embark on new journeys.”

“You might call me stupid or you might call me brave, to get rid of textbooks and learn in a very open way.”

“Nowadays, children can just Google anything they want to learn, what they need is a platform or an opportunity to use those skills. We want creativity, we want collaboration, we want out of the box thinking, but we’re putting them in a box.”

Time Stamps:

[2:45] What motivates Asha to embrace digital learning

[5:10] Parents initial reactions with open learning

[8:13] Teacher reactions to early stages of open learning

[12:49] Children reactions to early stages of open learning

[17:24] Synchronising online open learning during pandemic

[19:11] Children adapting open learning with devices

[22:26] Skills that children gained from primary education to their next stages of learning

[24:25] Will skills gained from open learning help students graduate at a higher academic level?

[26:43] Importance of ethics to modern technology

[29:30] Common Sense Media - Digitally literate skill

[30:11] How opening learning impacted standardized tests on children

[31:41] Will children feel challenged transiting from open learning to traditional learning?

[33:08] Asha thoughts on open learning in secondary schools

Links:

To connect with Zenna Hopson go to www.zennahopson.com 

In this second episode we hear from Asha Alexander, principal of The Kindergarten Starters in Dubai.

“It takes a war, a climate disaster or a pandemic to force educators to actually let go what they are familiar with, and to embark on new journeys.”

“You might call me stupid or you might call me brave, to get rid of textbooks and learn in a very open way.”

“Nowadays, children can just Google anything they want to learn, what they need is a platform or an opportunity to use those skills. We want creativity, we want collaboration, we want out of the box thinking, but we’re putting them in a box.”

Time Stamps:

[2:45] What motivates Asha to embrace digital learning

[5:10] Parents initial reactions with open learning

[8:13] Teacher reactions to early stages of open learning

[12:49] Children reactions to early stages of open learning

[17:24] Synchronising online open learning during pandemic

[19:11] Children adapting open learning with devices

[22:26] Skills that children gained from primary education to their next stages of learning

[24:25] Will skills gained from open learning help students graduate at a higher academic level?

[26:43] Importance of ethics to modern technology

[29:30] Common Sense Media - Digitally literate skill

[30:11] How opening learning impacted standardized tests on children

[31:41] Will children feel challenged transiting from open learning to traditional learning?

[33:08] Asha thoughts on open learning in secondary schools

Links:

To connect with Zenna Hopson go to www.zennahopson.com 

In this first episode, we hear from Charles Clarke, Former Secretary of State for Education of UK.

Charles said "The single biggest problem is the dislocation between work and education. We need to bring together work and education together from quite a young age."

Timestamps:

[3:08] Why education is no longer fit for purpose

[10:30] Importance of broader skillsets

[14:30] What is the purpose of education

[18:15] How to get disadvantaged people education?

[20:25] What can we do to get more individualised, supportive approach?

[25:30] Is that model of institution-based learning the right one for our century?

[27:08] Importance of learning from peers and teachers

To connect with Zenna Hopson go to www.zennahopson.com

In this first episode, we hear from Charles Clarke, Former Secretary of State for Education of UK.

Charles said "The single biggest problem is the dislocation between work and education. We need to bring together work and education together from quite a young age."

Timestamps:

[3:08] Why education is no longer fit for purpose

[10:30] Importance of broader skillsets

[14:30] What is the purpose of education

[18:15] How to get disadvantaged people education?

[20:25] What can we do to get more individualised, supportive approach?

[25:30] Is that model of institution-based learning the right one for our century?

[27:08] Importance of learning from peers and teachers

To connect with Zenna Hopson go to www.zennahopson.com