The fragility of our modern industrialized world hangs over our heads like Damocles’ sword, threatening to wake us up from the tranquility of our self-induced illusion of stability. Behind this facade, there are unprecedented tectonic processes taking place — economic, cultural, political, social, and technological transitions the like of which the world has never seen.
The most crucial institution that ought to prepare future generations for these transitions is the least reformed one: the educational institution.
Politicians always incorporate education in their campaign talking points, not with the intentions of doing anything meaningful with it once they get into office, but to make themselves appear more electable. Their views on education begin and end with one thing: money. More funding, better infrastructure, higher teacher salaries, etc., as if the only problem with today’s education is a monetary one. As the old Jewish proverb postulates — a problem that can be solved with money is not a problem, but an expense. If the problem with education were a monetary one, we would have solved it a long time ago, but it’s not.