EP 41 - The “No More Math Class” Edition Education on the Rocks

As we’re coming out of spring break and into the home stretch of academic years across the country for students, teachers, administrators and parents from pre-K to BA, we thought it would be a good time for a thought experiment. Since the enlightenment in Europe in the 18th century, knowledge has become increasingly compartmentalized. In fact, in big high schools across the country, many faculty members may not know teachers outside their departments let alone what those teachers in other subject areas are teaching. Despite efforts to balance student workloads, our children often ping from the most important class of their day to the most important part of their day, which can be overwhelming, disorienting, and exhausting even while it’s inspiring. We’re not sure that’s the way to prepare students for our increasingly complicated world. So today is about wondering what would happen if our education system thought about knowledge holistically as we ask, “what if there were no more math or English or history or science classes?”