There is a shift happening, and we can feel it. More parents are beginning to question what school actually measures, and what it misses. This episode breaks down a core tension: a system designed to standardize learning is now expected to develop adaptable, independent learners for a rapidly changing world.
This episode draws in part on research in:
- Historical foundations of standardized schooling (Committee of Ten, 1892)
- Large-scale system design and standardization in education (Tyack & Cuban, 1995)
- Assessment validity and limits of standardized measurement (Messick, 1989)
- Transfer of learning and contextual performance (Perkins & Salomon, 1988)
- Future-ready competencies and system evolution (OECD, 2018; UNESCO, 2021)
