Hacking Education

This guy describes an approach to learning that is entirely self motivated, and characterised by creative and critical thinking. Which makes me wonder about the logical progressions hardwired into the design of our education systems. Watch the video for his description of how he “hacked” his education, a process which he calls “hack schooling”. I ask myself – why do we invest time and energy and money during the early years and foundation stage in encouraging children to be motivated active learners who can think creatively and critically only to see them placed in a standardised schooling system where they are pressed to obtain excellent exam results in literacy, numeracy and science? Is this not at the detriment of creativity, practical skills, life skills – things that will ultimately contribute far more to the child’s future happiness and wellbeing than whether their maths grades will land them a lucrative job?