America’s education system is centuries old. Can we build something better?
The Lumina Foundation lays out steps for increasing access to quality post-secondary education credentials.
21 August, 2019
- America's post-high school education landscape was not created with the modern student in mind. Today, clear and flexible pathways are necessary to help individuals access education that can help them lead a better life.
- Elizabeth Garlow explains the Lumina Foundation's strategy to create a post-secondary education system that works for all students. This includes credential recognition, affordability, a more competency-based system, and quality assurance.
- Systemic historic factors have contributed to inequality in the education system. Lumina aims to close those gaps in educational attainment.
- In 2019, Lumina Foundation and Big Think teamed up to create the Lumina Prize, a search to find the most innovative and scalable ideas in post-secondary education. You can see the winners of the Lumina Prize here – congratulations to PeerForward and Greater Commons!
Biohacking: Why I'll live to be 180 years old
From computer hacking to biohacking, Dave Asprey has embarked on a quest to reverse the aging process.
20 August, 2019
- As a teenager, founder of Bulletproof, Dave Asprey, began experiencing health issues that typically plague older adults.
- After surrounding himself with anti-aging researchers and scientists, he discovered the tools of biohacking could dramatically change his life and improve his health.
- He's now confident he'll live to at least 180 years old. "It turns out that those tools that make older people young make younger people kick ass," he says.
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Study finds the secret ingredient to academic success
A large new study pinpoints a technique to achieving better grades and success in life.
11 August, 2019
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- A growth mindset could help students do better in school, finds a new study.
- 12,000 students were encouraged to grow intellectual abilities and take more challenging courses.
- Graduating high school is linked to better health and financial success.
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What do mentors do? They introduce you to your future self.
Bishop Omar Jahwar explains that before mentors can inspire others, they have to be inspired themselves.
11 July, 2019
- What kind of work does a mentor do? Many expect that mentors can only help others that have been in the same situation as their mentees, but this is not the case.
- What matters is that mentors can see their mentees' potential so that they can help them move away from the situation that they are in and towards the person that they actually are.
- The opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of the Charles Koch Foundation, which encourages the expression of diverse viewpoints within a culture of civil discourse and mutual respect.
Why a great education means engaging with controversy
Jonathan Zimmerman explains why teachers should invite, not censor, tough classroom debates.
26 June, 2019
- During times of war or national crisis in the U.S., school boards and officials are much more wary about allowing teachers and kids to say what they think.
- If our teachers avoid controversial questions in the classroom, kids won't get the experience they need to know how to engage with difficult questions and with criticism.
- Jonathan Zimmerman argues that controversial issues should be taught in schools as they naturally arise. Otherwise kids will learn from TV news what politics looks like – which is more often a rant than a healthy debate.
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