Repurpose Education

By George ILIEV Repurpose Education There are two approaches to integrating Sustainability and Business Ethics in the curriculum:  Version 1.0 is the silo approach: Adding a new cog in the wheel of the machine, i.e. introducing a dedicated course in the curriculum. Version 2.0 is the integrated approach: Oiling the wheels of the system, i.e. integrating perspectives from these areas into all or most of the courses to make the system run smoothly and sustainably (without requiring a separate course). Lubricant oil (Source: Wikipedia )

By George ILIEV Repurpose Education T-shaped people   have breadth of knowledge (the horizontal stroke of T) and depth in one particular area (the vertical stroke). They are the ideal employees of consulting firms: knowledgeable enough to collaborate with everybody and specialist enough so that their skills have value on the market. However, there is an even better metaphor to describe the type of people we need in a knowledge-based society: " 上 " [shang], the Chinese character for "Up", as in 上海 (Shanghai). Here is the rationale for  上 , with its  three elements: foundation, aspiration and a hook. 1) The horizontal stroke is the breadth of generalist knowledge: a FOUNDATION  which modern high-school education is expe cted to develop. 2) The vertical stroke is the ASPIRATION  towards a particular area of expertise, which ideally should be your hobby. After all, you are what you take time to become. If you often do something that you are passionate abo...