Martin
@themlpx
The way students are tested in schools is so outdated it's not even funny at this point. The knowledge economy is over and the allocation economy is in. The internet and now AI has drastically reduced the value of knowledge while increasing the value of a person's ability to apply knowledge. In an allocation economy, the person who wins isn’t the expert who knows the exact answer to a question. It’s the one who knows which questions to ask in the first place.(credits to @danshipper ) Yet students are still largely being tested on their ability to retain knowledge. If an exam paper is filled with questions that can be answered by ChatGPT or Claude in seconds, it's not testing the right things.
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Adam
@adam-
Realistically, only specialized schools can make the pivot necessary to adapt to these changes. The older model is bogged down in bureaucracy and can’t keep pace. The school system is also now less valuable outside of social connections. Everything else can be learnt somewhere online. The only other aspect id prioritize is critical thinking skills, which help vastly when figuring out which questions to ask.
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Martin
@themlpx
yea agree, it takes 5-7 years to develop new curriculum and by then it'd have been outdated already
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