Our Education System Is Failing Because It Is Doing Exactly What It Was Designed to Do!
Our best efforts at improving education have failed to improve the lives of children, or change society for the better. This is no accident: the current system ignores our deepest knowledge about how human beings thrive.
Being “smart” today is still about sorting kids based on how well they absorb and retain knowledge. We need education to reflect a different set of values: interdependence, community, diversity, and deep, dynamic learning.
We need it to align with human development, facilitate learning for different kinds of brains, and prepare young people for a changing society and evolving workplace.
Blending history and science with stories from inside, The Future of Smart is a must read for anyone concerned about the future of education.
A passionate advocate for transformation in our education system, Dr. Ulcca Hansen explains the disconnect between what we want for our children, and what education today provides.
Dr. Hansen is Chief Program Officer at Grantmakers for Education and has worked in the education field for two decades. Her personal experiences as an English-language learner and first-generation college student inform her perspective on what it means to provide an “equitable” education for every child and meaningfully engage communities in that effort.
The Future of Smart shows how we can build an education system to nurture the unique, human capabilities of each child, and lay the groundwork for a more equitable, just and humane future.
Author(s): Adam Gamoran, Kenne A. Dibner
Publisher: The National Academies Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 285
City: Washington, D.C.
FrontMatter
About the Cover
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 IES at 20
4 Project Types for NCER/NCSER Grants
5 Research Topics for NCER and NCSER Grants
6 Methods and Measures
7 Ensuring Broad and Equitable Participation in NCER and NCSER Research Training Programs
8 Application and Review Process
9 Concluding Observations
Appendix A: Gathering and Assessing the Evidence
Appendix B: Email Correspondence Sent to the Committee
Appendix C: Committee-Commissioned Papers
Appendix D: Analysis of IES Funded Topics Commissioned Paper
Appendix E: Funding Information in NCER and NCSER Provided by the Institute of Education Sciences
Appendix F: Committee and Staff Biographies
