Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This is a link to a podcast interview with Takaya Yamazato, who joined the OEGlobal Board of Directors in 2024. I'm linking to it mostly for this quote referenced on the web page: "The education that a person needs now is to grow people who are able to do the right thing. We must grow people who are not just for efficiency, profit, or national gain, but also for the good of the world." I mean, sure, but whose decision is that to make? What counts as the right thing? How does that benefit the learner? There are many things - empathy, critical thinking - that matter, but don't place people (necessarily) onto a specific track. Let's not decide for them; let's give them the tools to decide.

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