One of the biggest challenges facing society is that too many of our leaders are untrained in the art of critical thinking and problem solving.
The education system taught them WHAT to think, rather than HOW to think.
Time for a thread 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
The education system taught them WHAT to think, rather than HOW to think.
Time for a thread 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
1/ The world we live in is obsessed with “what you know,” but the world’s most successful people spend all day trying to improve HOW they think.
Knowledge is a commodity when everyone has a computer.
Knowledge is a commodity when everyone has a computer.
2/ The people who have the best critical thinking and problem solving skills naturally pursue economic incentives to profit from their skills.
They become entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators.
The best thinkers flock to the private market.
They become entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators.
The best thinkers flock to the private market.
3/ The people obsessed with knowledge & credentials are the ones who naturally gravitate towards occupations that celebrate knowledge.
They become academics, politicians, doctors, & corporate execs.
Proving your knowledge, or the appearance of knowledge, trumps actual results.
They become academics, politicians, doctors, & corporate execs.
Proving your knowledge, or the appearance of knowledge, trumps actual results.
4/ The people who covet knowledge seek to prove what they know, while the people who covet results seek to solve problems.
The true problem solvers think from first principles, leverage various mental models, and live at the intersection of various disciplines.
The true problem solvers think from first principles, leverage various mental models, and live at the intersection of various disciplines.
5/ The world needs as many entrepreneurs, innovators, and problem solvers as we can get.
There are immensely complex issues that need to be solved.
History has taught us that we can build a safer, more prosperous world for everyone to live in.
There is just one problem…
There are immensely complex issues that need to be solved.
History has taught us that we can build a safer, more prosperous world for everyone to live in.
There is just one problem…
6/ Our school system is broken.
Children are asked to be quiet, sit still for hours, and memorize mandated information in hopes of passing the end of year standardized tests.
This isn’t learning. It is more akin to prison for a child.
Creativity & critical thinking is gone.
Children are asked to be quiet, sit still for hours, and memorize mandated information in hopes of passing the end of year standardized tests.
This isn’t learning. It is more akin to prison for a child.
Creativity & critical thinking is gone.
7/ We are literally setting up our kids for failure.
The system is built to churn out obedient factory workers who do what they say in an Industrial Age.
That’s not what we need.
We need problem solvers and critical thinkers for the Digital Age.
The system is built to churn out obedient factory workers who do what they say in an Industrial Age.
That’s not what we need.
We need problem solvers and critical thinkers for the Digital Age.
8/ This is why I have been spending so much time helping @synthesischool.
They’re building a modern education system that focus on teaching children how to think, rather than what to think.
The students already are more impressive than most adults: synthesis.is
They’re building a modern education system that focus on teaching children how to think, rather than what to think.
The students already are more impressive than most adults: synthesis.is
9/ If you want your child to have the skills for the modern age, look at @synthesischool:
- Independent thought
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Resourcefulness
- Creativity
- Result oriented
There is only one place to go: synthesis.is
- Independent thought
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Resourcefulness
- Creativity
- Result oriented
There is only one place to go: synthesis.is
10/10 Our society faces immense challenges.
We need a new generation of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who are armed with the right skills to build our future.
Make the right decision for your child. Sign up at Synthesis: synthesis.is
We need a new generation of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who are armed with the right skills to build our future.
Make the right decision for your child. Sign up at Synthesis: synthesis.is
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