The pandemic has forced millions of teachers, parents and students to try an unplanned and unexpected experiment in homeschooling. In practical terms, that means giving more control to teachers and parents. If society is decentralizing, eventually control of our education system will have to decentralize as well. Coronavirus pandemic has forced schools around the world to close, prompting a chaotic scramble to move online and find a way to somehow finish out semesters.
It is true that for decades, the field of education has resisted society’s decentralizing trends.īut now it looks like the coronavirus will serve as the catalyst to help our schools catch up to the decentralizing trends of the larger society.Įducation is at a crossroads right now, where the choice is between clinging to old practices and theories or redefining learning.
This new era - driven by the digital revolution- has been sneaking up on us for decades.ĬOVID 19 has threatens most traditional institutions, like our school system by putting unprecedented power in the hands of individuals. It is not only pushing us into a new era, but it is also forcing us to recognize that a new era has already begun. In these past few months, the novel coronavirus has changed the world.
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