Myron Miner Addresses Global Summit on Education and Technology in France
[The following is a transcript of Myron Miner's address to the Global Summit on Education and Technology in Paris on May 28, 2011]
We are living through a time when many of our leading economies are not performing as they should. It is easy to blame bankers, or corporations putting the bottom line before people, but in reality this economic slowdown is the fault of our teachers.
To fix this mess, we must replace the teacher, or at least the teacher as it is now designed. The time of smarter and smarter machines is coming and we are falling behind on our ability to keep up with the demands of this new technology. We must develop a new education program that will met our needs in the future and those of our robot overlords.
That digital future - and its connection with education - is my topic this afternoon.
Every CEO will tell you that we compete in a world that is changing faster than ever. That it is more competitive