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  1. Sarah
    Sarah says:

    These past blog posts have been really good. I have enjoyed the view points, and the many things to learn. I think a good post can also be judged by how often the reader returns to read and think about things, and I have returned the past several days to read your words. Wonderful job!

  2. Hannah
    Hannah says:

    I might add that specializing on purpose is more important than generic specialization. I have a very specialized role and was initially very engaged, but over time, the novelty of the specialization wore off. Now I am on a journey where I am learning what specialization I am actually willing and able to monetize over the long haul.

  3. Gena
    Gena says:

    Sounds challenging if not impossible to me… we don’t know what the top jobs will be… but specialize – it’s good for you! But I totally agree with the importance of following your Passion, in fact I have seen some great examples of people who, through following their passion, developed amazing marketable skills very desirable in other areas such as analytical skills developed in geography to marketing, bird watching to data mining…
    If all we are, are conduits to passion for our kids, we’ve done our job.

  4. YesMyKidsAreSocialized
    YesMyKidsAreSocialized says:

    I love this post. With all our technological advancements and changing landscape I wonder if our future will be more dystopian than we are prepared for. This makes unschooling even more relevant.

  5. Mark W.
    Mark W. says:

    “Education today should not be focused on becoming well-rounded—that’s what we used to do; well-roundedness was intended to make people more valuable for factory work.”

    An interesting statement on this blog post ( https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/schools-as-factories-metaphors-that-stick/ ) regarding the metaphor of schools as factories – “The metaphor serves the interests of BOTH contemporary advocates and critics of standardized curriculum and instruction.” Maybe that statement holds true for many other metaphors as well – both sides can use it to argue their position.

  6. Mark W.
    Mark W. says:

    Additionally, I believe everybody learns differently and at a different rate. So I’m with Lisa Nielsen. If school isn’t working out, there’s even more reasons to homeschool with a curriculum that’s just “well-rounded” enough to satisfy individual needs. I envision “well-roundedness” as a spectrum to be tailored differently on different subjects of interest and need.

  7. Julie
    Julie says:

    In fact, at all times the task of schools was not to give certain information, but to teach people to collect and analyze information. Obviously, that the information which is given in schools and colleges become obsolete after a few years out of college / school. So the only hope that students will get the skills of self development during this time.

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