Många tänker fortfarande på utbildning som en föreläsning där eleverna lyssnar till läraren och proppas med information. Samhället idag ser annorlunda ut och man måste fortlöpande lära sig nya saker och ta till sig information. Vad är väl livet utan utveckling? Hittade idag detta citat på Jay Cross ”Informal learning blog”, som jag tycker beskriver kontrasten bra;

For the most part, learning is social. This notion of the learner as individual is a legacy of the machine-age. The manager in the factory says “Just do what you are told. You are not paid to think. Don’t waste your time and ours talking to your co-workers; they should be doing what they are told, too.”

Childhood schooling mimics the factory. Study on your own. No talking during class. Collaborating to accomplish the job is called cheating. Grades measure individual performance. In school, a loner can finish at the top of the class; at work, loners are losers.