Summary How we can teach children so they survive AI – and cope with whatever comes next | George Monbiot | The Guardian www.theguardian.com
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George Monbiot argues that rigid education systems, including standardized tests like England's Standard, hinder children's ability to navigate and adapt to the AI-dominated world and rapid changes.
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- A curriculum should break down boundaries between subjects instead of enforcing them.
- Education should be joyful and delightful to enhance resilience and adaptability to change.
- The exam system creates artificial borders between academic subjects, hindering interdisciplinary thinking.
- Education should cover topics such as complex systems to better understand the world.
- Metacognition and meta-skills, such as self-awareness and social intelligence, are crucial for adapting to change.
- Schooling alone is not enough to address the crises and disasters we face, and adults must take responsibility.
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George Monbiot emphasizes the importance of teaching children to navigate the AI-dominated world and adapt to rapid changes. Rigid education systems hinder their ability to cope with change. Standardized tests, such as England's Standard, are part of the problem.
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In this article, George Monbiot discusses the need to teach children how to survive in a world dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) and cope with the rapid changes that come with it. He highlights the impact of AI on professions, using the example
Education should focus on leading children out of old ways of thinking and preparing them for rapid and massive change. Rigid education systems that lock students into fixed patterns of thought and action make them more vulnerable to change. Standardized tests, like Englands Standard