Thoughts Of A Trillionaire

Education should be a lifelong institution for solving real world problems. Instead of schools as we have them now, we should have library-like facilities and intranets where people can 'check out' a course on any subject. Folks should be prompted and given the resources to not just solve random problems, but instead be directed to ask why.. to find the causes behind the symptoms.. to learn the context and work with the people suffering those problems. Then, they should be able to collaborate on a project with an interdisciplinary team with people of differing levels of experience. As they near the implementation of the project, they should test the product or service in real world scenarios. Once they implement the project, they should measure it's impact and iterate accordingly. Every project should therefore be an ongoing process done by multiple generations of people. And the whole thing is an interconnected system. Thus is the future of education: Lifelong learning, project based, real world, collaborati