Online Education is a Loop Back to the Beginning
Era of Education: Traditional Tribal Society How Education Was Done: Stories Learn by Helping Adults (Participation) I do - We do - You do Goal of Education: Survival Strength: Multi-generational Cohesion Weakness: Narrow Focus and No Curriculum Era of Education: Greek and Classical Academy How Education Was Done: Lecture by Paid Tutor Didactic Questions Greek Tutors Trained Roman Elites Goal of Education: Leadership in Complex City or State Strength: Broader Curriculum Weakness: Audience is Elites Era of Education: Agricultural American One Room School House How Education Was Done: Lecture by Trained Teacher Canon of Text Books Focus on Basics Reading Writing Arithmetic Goal of Education: Train Citizens and Work Force Strength: Broadly Available and Re-enforce Sense of Community Weakness: Overly Concentrating on the Practic...