K-12’s “Job to be done”
For younger students, Prof. Christensen thinks that education needs to be reformed across the board. In his 2008 book “Disrupting Class,” he asked why government investment in education has yielded so little progress. He believes that his latest theory can help here too. “The job is that kids need to feel successful every day,” he says. As one example, he points to Khan Academy, which offers free online courses. Students have to master each level before they can move on, giving them a feeling of achievement.
