A talk given on Education for the Exponential Age, about what to teach your children and how schools are not the sole source for skills and interests.

1. Education in the
exponential age
DEEPAK MEHTA
@DEEEEP

2. Exponential?
Source: FrankDiana.net

3. Exponential Age
Should they learn a second language… in a world of instant translation?
Should they ever memorize any fact… in a world of ubiquitous Google?
Source: Peter Diamandis

4. Exponential Age
Rapid Distruption
◦ No single job for life
◦ Expect at least 2 to 3 job obsoleteness events
AI and Robots will do everything better
◦ “If predictions come true, namely that robotics and artificial intelligence will displace 50 percent of
today’s jobs in 20 years’ time, what should your kid(s) study today?” Peter Diamandis
New technologies will come and go ever faster
◦ No time to write manuals and have vested experts

5. Exponential Education: What?
Toffler:
Learn – Unlearn – Relearn
Image credit: Flickr user: Giulia Forsythe

6. Exponential Education: What?
Source: upei.ca

7. Exponential Education: What?
PETER DIAMANDIS
Short term:
◦ Coding
◦ STEM
Long term:
◦ Passion
◦ Curiosity
◦ Perseverence
◦ Imagination
◦ Critical thinking
AGEOFARTISTS.ORG
Artistic Attitude:
◦ Passion
◦ Curiosity
◦ Resilience
◦ Transcendance
◦ Position

8. Exponential Education: What?
Design thinking

9. Understand the problem, know your audience
Entrepreneurial skills
◦ What to do, to get from idea to product
Ask the good questions
◦ AI can give you an answer!
Dare to question
◦ “It has always been done like that”
Exponential Education: What?

10. Exponential Education: How?
Peer to Peer Education
◦ Teaching improves understanding
◦ Easier to relate
◦ Improves interpersonal skills

11. Exponential Education: How?
Education Explorers
◦ Teacher is a mentor
◦ Not the purveyor of all knowledge
◦ Helps you find information

12. Exponential Education: Do!
School is NOT going to prepare your kids for the future!
◦ Train kids outside of school
◦ TEDxYouth@Flanders
◦ Bring new technologies to youth
◦ Learn to explain the tech
◦ Learn the skills needed
◦ Create content and workshops to share
◦ Create youth ambassadors

13. Exponential Education: Do!
What will we be condemned for by future generations?
◦ Not preparing them properly for the future?