Jul 05, 2021 06:00:00

Pointed out that what is lacking in today's school education is 'independence'

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has shown in

Education 2030 that the concept of ' agency ' will be very important in future education. Agency is a learning concept translated as 'action independence' in Japanese. An agency that is a framework for 'learners to take the initiative in setting learning goals, forming mutual cooperative relationships with each person, and acquiring the ability to move toward the goals.' Simon Sarris, a programmer and thinker, discusses the background behind why is being emphasized now.

The Most Precious Resource is Agency --by Simon Sarris --The Map is Mostly Water
https://simonsarris.substack.com/p/the-most-precious-resource-is-agency

Many of the great men mentioned in the biographies have undergone the most notable experiences in the early stages of life. For example, Leonardo da Vinci studied under the painter Andrea del Verrocchio at the age of 14 , and Andrew Carnegie , the father of the steel industry, also known as the 'King of Steel,' started working at the telegraph station at the age of 13 and earned the most in his family at the age of 16. I grew up to my head. 'Readers may only stick to the results of the greats, but the greats did so because they did it long before they succeeded, and readers have to learn about it. I don't. '

An agency refers to the ability to act / challenge, the ability to take responsibility for what has been done, and it is the ability to acquire it by chance. You don't have to write a book or start a company to get it. But what is the modern equivalent of an opportunity for a great man to win an agency?

Until recently, the world was full of opportunities for children, just as

Steve Jobs did his HP job at the age of 13. But today, we have created an education system for our children that does not require them to acquire an agency. It's true that children no longer need to work, but at the same time, the path for children to contribute to the world has been closed, Salis said.

This is due to previous attempts to thoroughly systematize the transfer of knowledge. This attempt is good enough to help children understand 'how the world is turning', but it has led them to think of school education as 'what they have to do' and gain an agency. Interfere with actions to do. Children raised in this way may oppose the agency and may become more realistic thinking. 'School education is necessary,' Salis said. 'Disregarding childhood agency acquisition not only reduces people's growth opportunities, but also makes people feel the'limits'. Isn't it? '

On the other hand, Salis also states that the cause of the loss of agency is not only 'systematic education' but also the modern monopoly and social system that respects the sense of belonging. Salis says we should think more seriously about enabling children to make meaningful contributions to the world.

In modern times, the opportunity to acquire agencies is showing signs of revival through the Internet. Programming is one of the few skills parents can teach their children in systematic school education, which does not require qualifications or apprenticeship. 'True education is nothing more than'responsible and accomplishing something'. Agencies are valuable and the world must adapt to acquisition. Hmm. '