David Porter asks, "what if 'more' is no longer the primary driver for educational program development, especially with micro-credentials?" He explains, "Baldacchino and Sæverot (2024) argue that education has been captured by the language of capitalism, where students are treated as 'human capital,' and lifelong learning becomes endless self‑optimization. In their view, education grounded in degrowth is not anti‑learning. It's about learning to live differently." Not more learning, but better learning. This article reminds me of Kalle Lasn's oft-cited observation that economic growth is ruining the planet. I think there's an argument to be made here, but it's not some sort of nostalgic 'slow food' movement. Learning the serves communities, provides tools for care, develops the commons - all suggested by Porter - is not some sort of 'learning of yore', but rather the educational equivalent of renewable energy: bad for GDP, but better for society.
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