This article unveils the truth of modern education and how it's no longer serving the society. A new revolutionized form of education system must be implemented before everything is too late.

1. Why modern education has failed us -
and what real education should look
like?
Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela spoke
the truth not for today, but for tomorrow if the modern education model goes through a massive
overhaul.
Have you ever wonder why college dropouts likeBill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg
thrived after dropping out?
The culture of education fundamentally remained the same since three centuries ago, where we
sit at our desks, absorbing a narrow range of information from teachers. However, today we’re
seeing a problematic divide between how we learn inside versus outside of classrooms.
In classrooms, students are subjectto sit down hours after hours, doing low-grade clerical work
whereas out of classrooms, they get to learn about anything under the sun via Mr. Google,
experimentations, experience, and collaboration.
I’d vouch for the latter because it’s more fun. At least better than sitting in a dull classroom.
That’s why successful figures leave schools becausethe culture of education is suppressing
the 3 life principles that humans need to flourish.

2. "It doesn’t have to be this way," says Sir Ken Robinson, the education creativity expert. “When
conditions are right, life is inevitable.” When the 3 life principles are awakened and developed,
learners will flourish in their own ways.
Life Principle 1: Individuality
“All real education is the architecture of the soul” - William Bennett
Human beings are naturally different and diverse. At present, schools need to find out what
students can do within a very narrow spectrum of achievements such as Science and Math.
This is not to say Science and Math aren’t necessary, but they’re insufficient.
College graduates that don’t work in the Science or Math field barely applied what they’ve
learned. They had to learn by themselves on how to manage their finance, collaborate with
people, or live a healthy lifestyle which weren't taught at school.
What should real education look like?
It should give equal weight to the science, arts, humanities, physical education and other
curriculums that celebrate students’ talents instead of “standardizing” them. Teaching should
be personalized for different ways of learning, and most of us don't learn by sitting at the desk.
We mustn't forget the adults and elderly too. Categorizing students by age and grade no longer
works. When you put children, adults and elderly together in a classroom, an infinite number of
possibilities spring to life.
Who says graduation = stop learning? We will never stop learning because we're intrinsically
curious. Sadly, this has been stifled as well.
Life Principle 2: Curiosity
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to
think” - Albert Einstein
If you can spark curiosity in a child, very often, they will learn without any help.
Curiosity, the desire to learn something, is the engine of achievements. It drives a child to
think, to question and to experiment.

3. Instead of curiosity, we have a culture of compliance in which teachers and students had to
follow a set of fixed algorithms. The result of how much you could comply is reflected in
grades. In this culture, obedience and discipline are rewarded, whereas questioning is, often
penalized.
What should real education look like?
Classrooms should be a space for collaboration that mirrors the way we share information,
ideas, and experience through blogs, social media, forums, and encyclopedias. Teachers should
also focus on facilitation, mentoring, provocation and engagement rather than solely passing on
information.
Life Principle 3: Creativity
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he
grows up” - Picasso
Humans are born creative.
Children are born not being afraid of making mistakes. If they don’t know, they’ll take chances.
Unfortunately, the current education model stigmatizes mistakes, and they become the worst
thing anyone can make.
Mistakes are punished because the current education model mirrors a fast-food model. If the
patty is not round, it’ll be thrown away. That patty symbolizes creative students. They can’t fit in
because the things they’re good at are often not valued at school. Their unique talents are
suppressed and forced to take the "standardized" shape just so they can graduate.
But the truth is, without mistakes, there can be no creativity.
What should real education look like?
Instead of standardization like hamburgers, education should awaken and develop the powers
of creativity. One way is through the interaction of the interdisciplinary way of thinking, i.e., the
integration of Science, Humanities,Arts, Physical Education, and each subject has a broader
range of curriculums.
Creativity happens when learners are exposed to different disciplines.

4. Revolution is Necessary
Reforming education doesn’t work because it’s only fixing a broken model. It needs to be
transformed into an entirely new model, which we call it a revolution. One proposed model is the
agricultural model, which teachers and schools are farmers and students are flowers. The
farmer’s role is simple, to create favorableclimates for flowers to flourish in all 3 life principles.
Real Education is Here
Mindvalley University City Campus is a revolution that shakes the foundation of broken
education. It is not using yesterday’s model to create today’s human. Mindvalley University is
reinvented using tomorrow’s model for this generation. The model is similar to the agriculture
model, where incredible learnings and breakthroughs happen in the most favorable climate on
the planet!
Prepare to disenthrall yourself from old school ideas and immerse in a community of world-
class experts, entrepreneurs, visionaries, creatives, and successful people in their own terms
from age 6 to 96.