changing energy and education in america
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This is a presentation where I used Friedman's reasons for changing the way we use energy in this world as delineated in his book Hot, Flat, and Crowded. When giving the presentation, I attempt to show how all the methods to effect change in an inertia laden and frozen organization really boils down to using clear communication of compelling reasons for change. These reasons must be compelling enough for an audience to essentially convince themselves of the necessity for change. Friedman certainly does an excellent job of doing this in that he certainly convinced me that I need to change the way I use energy. As a corollary, I also attempted to give compelling reasons for changing the system of education in America. Hopefully I was convincing to my audience.TRANSCRIPT
Our Planet and Our Schools:Hot, Flat and Crowded
A confluence of reason for change in American energy usage and education policy
James H. Workman
This American Lifean energy usage system broken
What’s for dinner?
Reason for Change in Energy PolicyCombustion produces climate changing CO2
Reason for Change in Energy Policy
Increasing global demand for energy The world is emulating This American Life
Reason for Change in Energy Policy
Increasing oil prices increase oil revenues for nation states. This allows for the reversal of democratic trends.
“No taxation, so…no representation”
Petrodictatorship
Reason for Change in Energy Policy
Oppression and mis-education of women and children
Reason for Change in Energy Policy
War
Reason for Change in Energy Policy
Reasons for Change in Energy Policy
Reasons for Change in Energy Policy
http://www.lowcarboneconomy.com
Reason for Change in Energy Policy
More people mean more resource requirements
Limited resources lead to limitations on population growth
energy // education parallel
educationa system broken
Reason for change in educationU.S. Department of Education estimates one in ten students drop out.
Manhattan institute asserts two out of three freshmen graduate in four years.
One out of every two Black and Latino students graduate in four years
http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/news_citations/070506_chicagotribune.html
Reason for change in education
Economic Policy Institute indicates that just over eight out of ten high school students receive a diploma.
Just under two out of three Black and Latino students do.
http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/news_citations/070506_chicagotribune.html
Reason for change in education
Detroit public schools graduation rate21.7%
Chicago public school graduation rate52.2%
Reason for change in Education
Many kids don’t want to (or can’t) be in schoolIncomplete educationPovertyReliance on social servicesThink social security: the future economies of
scale for other social services will not work.
Reason for change in Education
Reason for change in Education
Reason for change in Education
Reason for change in Education
Reason for change in Education
Is it right to measure all kids the same way?
Reason for change in Education
Are our kids all the same?
Reason for change in Education
Do we all really agree that all students should be educated in the same way and held to the same [learner] standards?
Is it right to hold all students to the same standard in the name of teacher accountability?
Solutions
Energy innovationclean, abundant, reliable, and cheap electrons.
Green…the new Red, White and Blue
But… that’s new and there are always barriers to change.
Solutions
Education innovation we need square holes for our square pegs.
Solutions
Innovative and different edumetrics.
But that’s new and there are always barriers to change.
References
Friedman, Thomas L. (2008). Hot, Flat and Crowded. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Lunenburg, F, & Ornstein, A (2008). Educational Administration: Concepts and Practices, Fifth Edition. Belmont, CA: Thomson Higher Education.