New Education…

Recent, huge developments in telecommunications have resulted in new kinds of interactions between individuals and nations online. Too much too fast, some may say. While the most vulnerable demographic is adolescents and young adults, the educational system is floundering to come up with teaching strategies, plans, or procedures to help students become more responsible as digital citizens. The ability to sift through and critically think about the constant streaming of information, news, thoughts, and even emotions online is paramount.

Nevertheless, big technology companies have their own standards for what matters, in the form of trending content, which may or may not mesh with the values and interests of some of their users, not to mention giving disproportionate air time to specific content reaching a wide audience globally. FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) propels users to follow trending content closely, under the illusion of staying aware, sometimes at the expense of their time and sensibility. 

The role of education is expected to change based on these new types of interactions.

Classically, education was about transmitting the knowledge and achievements of the past generations, in addition to the discipline-specific skills and procedures. This approach was effective to a certain extent and yielded great feats for human civilization. 

As we are ushering into a state of an explosion in population and interactions, the contributions of non-mainstream, non-western cultures become more evident. New fresh perspectives are brought about by people who have different traditions, ethics, ambitions, and priorities. That being said, not everything new is of real worth. 

Evolving the educational system to meet these new demands is a shared responsibility among all the stakeholders investing in students’ success. What makes this task more complicated is the exponential growth of knowledge in the readily accessible media market. The promoters, designers, developers, and creators.

Leeds Educational is a platform that aims at providing an open forum for teachers, educators, mentors, parents, students, and all interested community members, to share and discuss ideas, thoughts and experiences about this globally challenging high potential race.