What would education be like if it was treated like an economic system? It would be much like it is today actually. The education system is, as we mentioned in the previous entry, a very political system, and within politics, economics are thriving. I just recently watched a Sir Ken Robinson video called "Changing Education Paradigms" which explains several problems he sees within Education in America (video communication, October 8, 2012). The idea is that Education is being treated almost like a factory, where we place children in classes based on a set of criteria (age, passed/failed previous grades, distance from schools, programs offered at schools, etc.) much like a factory would sort through their products. Then we give each children the same set of input instruction and hope that they learn the material so that they may continue onto the next grade level, just like an assembly line would. We limit their resources (limited arts and recess) and provide them the "correct" set and right at the end of the assembly line, we give them their final polish. The students that have proven to be "sturdy products" and make it to the end of the line without getting "damaged" or "defective" have the opportunity of taking the SAT and ACT exams to prove they are competent students, just like factory products receiving their final inspection before being send out to prospective companies who will then decide whether or not they want to purchase these products.

I feel Sir Ken Robinson has a point when describing his perspective on Education.  America needs to reshape its Education system to better create a learning process that is just that...a process that involves true and individualized learning that will mold not only competent students, but also create future productive and ingenious leaders of society.

The link to the video "Changing Education Paradigms" is attached below:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U