Complacency
March 9th, 2009 by cbaxter | View Comments | Filed in UncategorizedThis clipping from a professor (c. 1994) is classic. It cuts right to the root of flaws in our educational system. Granted, I am biased to my own experience, but I found the public system of lectures, bells and repercussions to be suffocating. It may have changed since, but I doubt it. This conditioning was ideal when graduates would leave for lifetime employment at a nine-to-five job that rewarded passive obedience. Unfortunately, the industrial era has long-ago passed and with it went the ability to hide behind the facade of smiles and nods. If we are again to succeed, companies need strong minds who are innovative and not fearful of expressing opinions. Granted education reform, no matter what form, mimics turning a battleship in unsteady seas, but I would like to see more entrepreneurship and creativity encouraged. We need more innovation, with that we can build the drones.
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