What colleges will teach in 2025 — from nation.time.com by Jon Meacham (@jmeacham); with thanks to Brian Bailey (@EdTechEmpowers) for posting this resource on Twitter
America must resolve the conflict between knowledge and know-how
Excerpt:
At the heart of the debate between traditionalists (who love a core) and many academics (who prefer to teach more specialized courses and allow students more freedom to set their own curriculums) is a tension between two different questions about the purposes of college. There are those who insist that the key outcome lies in the answer to “What should every college graduate know?”—perhaps minimizing the chances that future surveys will show that poor John Roberts is less recognizable than Lady Gaga. Others ask, What should every college graduate know how to do?
Those three additional words contain multitudes. The prevailing contemporary vision, even in the liberal arts, emphasizes action: active thought, active expression, active preparation for lifelong learning. Engaging with a text or question, marshaling data and arguments and expressing oneself takes precedence over the acquisition of general knowledge.
The article prompted me to create the graphic below, asking…
