How We Can Bridge the Gap Between Education and the Real World

In an earlier essay titled, The Problem with Education Today we talk about how today’s education system seems to be lacking when it comes to preparing students for the real (yes, adulting is real) world. If the purpose of education is to prepare students for jobs in the real world (similar to the goal of the hunter and gatherer parents mentioned in a previous essay), then there seems to be a disconnect between this goal and what is being taught in school.

The world has been changing at such an alarming speed in the past few decades that our education system has been left in the dust. By no means is the education industry the tortoise who begins slow and steady to win the race here. No, technology is just a super-charged, hyperactive hare with no intention of taking a nap. So if we want education to even have a chance at winning the race, the system needs to adapt and evolve with the times.

1. Focus on What’s Relevant

Think about it, what is being taught in classrooms? Are they still relevant to today’s social and career landscape? Remember, we have Google now and it has become such a staple in people’s…