02. Problems with Standardisation and Compliance in School

Welcome to Ready to Redo - where our goal is to transform the failing education system! I’m Jo Yang, and in episode 2 we’re unpacking the issues of standardisation and compliance in education/school/university. 

We discuss:

• The history of the system (Prussia, industrial revolution) 
• Seth Godin’s ‘Linchpin’
• Standardised tests and grading scales 
• Asking ‘what’s on the test?’
• Unhealthy competition 
• How as adults, we often can’t be hecked to come up with original ideas and look to others for guidance

Resources:

Youtube vid on the grading system:

https://youtu.be/lrfbzzoVIwU

 

‘What is school for?’ video link:

https://youtu.be/ia1kWnjO-K4

 

Video version of podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndDvY08yZ1ljNtoJ6C9_LA?view_as=subscriber

 

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