Importance of education in the society

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Permalink Reply by Adam Bostock on September 17, 2010 at 1:03am

We occasionally ask ourselves: what should we be doing with regard to Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century.

Here's one approach:

The Singularity University teaches the adoption of innovation via exponential technologies: article in Nature.
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100915/full/467266a.html


Most provocative quote:

"The twenty-first century won't see 100 years of advancement at year-2000 rates, but a mind boggling 20,000 years of progress."

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Permalink Reply by Deborah J. Boyd on September 17, 2010 at 9:21am

AH! You hit the nail on the head. Diversity is appreciated by positive people and seen as a threat by negative people. Now when I say negative I mean these people are usually not well educated and usually do not make much income. It is easy to be accepting when you feel very secure but when you see others as competition it is not so easy.
The key to getting people to see education in a positive light is to get them to understand that the more education a population has the more they can expand their economy which is good for everyone (except corrupt dictators and their friends).

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Permalink Reply by sophica on April 20, 2011 at 8:44pm

Yes its true. And Education is most important for every one to survive independently.

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