It can be argued that the dominant approach to education in most countries does not inculcate in students, from early stages, the innovative skills we need in the 21st century's amazing era of digital revolution/ the Conceptual Age. Reading and writing dominate the early stages, yet skills in scientific inquiry, creative arts, spatial thinking, and seeing the big picture (systems thinking) also need to be introduced early and progressively using curricular and extra-curricular activities to ensure that we get graduates who can innovate locally relevant solutions. Referring to your country, are these skills being ingrained from the early stages of learning? What would you recommend to improve output?
Increasing the breadth of learning and keeping this breadth as wide as possible for as long as possible in the system of education will help. I strongly believe the more widely an individual is exposed, the more creative he/she becomes. Without this innovation is not possible. Hence making basic education more liberal and wide will help increase the creative abilities of the next generation.
As a teacher of entrepreneurship I have tried this in my courses. The early results are extremely encouraging. My students have gone on to start enterprises in varied industries. Their approach to finding opportunities, their approach to how they exploit the opportunities are wildly creative. I think if little doses of exposure can do so much, prolonged exposure, as part of basic education over time can have lasting and powerful effects. Putting together and delivering a wide bouquet of inputs is now possible and feasible (thanks to technology).
Great answer...talking of the high value of exposure! We must expose students to help them discover their talents in various areas.
Thanks, and this reminds me of the importance of talent identification.
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