By Charles Sosnik
So, I’ve been thinking a lot about this. What will it really take to transition our education system from what it has been for the last 150 (plus) years to what we believe it needs to be?
Obviously, things can’t go on, ad nauseam. But just as obviously, we can’t tear this bitch down and leave our learners in a worse place.
I’ve heard (and published) great ideas. But what I haven’t heard is a real, comprehensive plan – or even the outline of a real plan. A plan to take us from A to B. Is such a thing even possible? Or are incremental improvements over the next decades the best we can hope for?
I, like many, have a pretty good idea of where I would like to go. But honestly, I cannot put the plan together. It’s just too hard.
Perhaps no one can. But maybe, many of us can.
To that end, I’d like to propose the “E Prize,” a competition of groups comprised of our big thinkers out there. And I’d also like to request that some of our more successful citizens, perhaps Elon and Larry and Sergey and Jeff and Mark and others, fund this to the tune of about $500 Million or so.
This redesign of education is so elusive, yet so important. Maybe if we get serious and create a plan, we’ll be halfway there. Because after all, fail to plan, plan to, well, you know.
About the author
Charles Sosnik is a long-time writer on American education. And although he is an editor by trade, Charles is Southern by the Grace of God.
