We need an Education Revolution: a glimpse of future leaders

A revolution in our education system is necessary. Shocking to see the profile of the next generation of leaders from Harvard. They are anxious (41% have at some point sought mental health support) and unstable financially (60% of the new graduates still expect to be depending on money from their parents). And most terrifying, they are unable to “agree to disagree respectfully”: over 60% of students had “at some point chosen not to express an opinion in an academic setting out of fear it would offend others”. This echoes what we have experienced teaching graduates and post-graduates students recently. And we need to do more to help these young adults to be more prepared to deal with our complex, imperfect and real world. Click on the image to read the full article.