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Futures, Education and Geography – my journey so far The problem of relevance Purpose – what is education for? What was education & schooling designed for? Whats happening now? Whats going to happen in the future? Education for Sustainable development Living Geography

Futures, Education and Geography – my journey so far The problem of relevance Purpose – what is education for? What was education & schooling designed for? Whats happening now? Whats going to happen in the future? Education for Sustainable development Living Geography

Futures, Education and Geography – my journey so far The problem of relevance Purpose – what is education for? What was education & schooling designed for? Whats happening now? Whats going to happen in the future? Education for Sustainable development Living Geography

Futures, Education and Geography – my journey so far The problem of relevance Purpose – what is education for? What was education & schooling designed for? Whats happening now? Whats going to happen in the future? Education for Sustainable development Living Geography

Futures, Education and Geography – my journey so far The problem of relevance Purpose – what is education for? What was education & schooling designed for? Whats happening now? Whats going to happen in the future? Education for Sustainable development Living Geography

Futures, Education and Geography – my journey so far The problem of relevance Purpose – what is education for? What was education & schooling designed for? Whats happening now? Whats going to happen in the future? Education for Sustainable development Living Geography

Education for an industrial ageEducation for a post industrial age Social controlSocial emancipation and mobility Schools resembling a production line (mass groups/ divided into age categories/ herded between standard sized rooms/ bells and timetables) Schools resembling contemporary life and work (different spaces for different purposes, working with mixed ages, flexible arrangements for when and where work/ learning takes place) Rigid disciplineFlexibility Exclusive (Sifts managers/ professionals from factory workers) Inclusive (draws out everyones personal abilities to succeed and find their niche in life/ work) Discrete academic subjectsBroad experience & interdisciplinarity Knowledge contentLearning process Individual work and individual assessment of academic knowledge Group work and group assessment of skills and abilities Schools separated (physically and psychologically) from work/ life Schools and education integrated into community, family and workplaces Short term (a passport to university/ job)Education and learning continues lifelong Teachers (impart knowledge)Mentors (guide learning) Knowledge put in to young peopleAbilities and interests brought out of young people Knowledge about/ for the pastKnowledge for future (sustainability & community) Based on Futurelab 2006 & 2009)

Futures, Education and Geography – my journey so far The problem of relevance Purpose – what is education for? What was education & schooling designed for? Whats happening now? Whats going to happen in the future? Education for Sustainable development Living Geography

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