[Applause] is education achieving its purpose is
is education achieving its purpose is
is education achieving its purpose is this a question you should be asking for
this a question you should be asking for
this a question you should be asking for it is education that shapes your
it is education that shapes your
it is education that shapes your children and your grandchildren and
children and your grandchildren and
children and your grandchildren and provides them with the skill sets that
provides them with the skill sets that
provides them with the skill sets that they need to solve our world’s
they need to solve our world’s
they need to solve our world’s ever-increasing problems without an
ever-increasing problems without an
ever-increasing problems without an education system that fosters these
education system that fosters these
education system that fosters these skill sets and your children I ask you
skill sets and your children I ask you
skill sets and your children I ask you what future do they have as an educator
what future do they have as an educator
what future do they have as an educator I have seen the divide between school
I have seen the divide between school
I have seen the divide between school education and society and work
education and society and work
education and society and work expectation increasingly grow as schools
expectation increasingly grow as schools
expectation increasingly grow as schools have moved away from fostering
have moved away from fostering
have moved away from fostering real-world skills and children and
real-world skills and children and
real-world skills and children and further towards a results attainment
further towards a results attainment
further towards a results attainment focus away from the key skills of
focus away from the key skills of
focus away from the key skills of critical thinking creativity
critical thinking creativity
critical thinking creativity collaboration communication and most
collaboration communication and most
collaboration communication and most importantly character and citizenship
importantly character and citizenship
importantly character and citizenship that foster courageous forward-thinking
that foster courageous forward-thinking
that foster courageous forward-thinking adaptable problem solvers in many cases
adaptable problem solvers in many cases
adaptable problem solvers in many cases these crucial skills have been replaced
these crucial skills have been replaced
these crucial skills have been replaced by the mastery of traditional subjects
by the mastery of traditional subjects
by the mastery of traditional subjects therefore the question needs to be asked
therefore the question needs to be asked
therefore the question needs to be asked whose purpose is education serving those
whose purpose is education serving those
whose purpose is education serving those of our community those of our parents
of our community those of our parents
of our community those of our parents those of your children or simply those
those of your children or simply those
those of your children or simply those of the education system itself if you
of the education system itself if you
of the education system itself if you are a parent your goal as mine as an
are a parent your goal as mine as an
are a parent your goal as mine as an educator is to see your children grow
educator is to see your children grow
educator is to see your children grow learn gain employment and be successful
learn gain employment and be successful
learn gain employment and be successful in life however one thing that is
in life however one thing that is
in life however one thing that is becoming abundantly clear is that our
becoming abundantly clear is that our
becoming abundantly clear is that our children your children are growing up
children your children are growing up
children your children are growing up into a world into a future that is very
into a world into a future that is very
into a world into a future that is very different from our own one full of fast
different from our own one full of fast
different from our own one full of fast changing technologies that are creating
changing technologies that are creating
changing technologies that are creating multiple and many personal challenges
multiple and many personal challenges
multiple and many personal challenges for our young people for your young
for our young people for your young
for our young people for your young people
people
people what’s even more abundantly clear is
what’s even more abundantly clear is
what’s even more abundantly clear is that if our education systems don’t find
that if our education systems don’t find
that if our education systems don’t find a way to move away from traditional
a way to move away from traditional
a way to move away from traditional approaches and adapt and change their
approaches and adapt and change their
approaches and adapt and change their ways then this divide between school
ways then this divide between school
ways then this divide between school education and society and workplace
education and society and workplace
education and society and workplace expectation will continue to grow at its
expectation will continue to grow at its
expectation will continue to grow at its deepest level though education needs to
deepest level though education needs to
deepest level though education needs to be more than just about providing our
be more than just about providing our
be more than just about providing our young children your young children with
young children your young children with
young children your young children with the ability to adapt to technological
the ability to adapt to technological
the ability to adapt to technological change and to find employment it needs
change and to find employment it needs
change and to find employment it needs to be about also providing them with the
to be about also providing them with the
to be about also providing them with the creative and critical thinking skills to
creative and critical thinking skills to
creative and critical thinking skills to be able to change our world to be able
be able to change our world to be able
be able to change our world to be able to solve our ever-increasing worldly
to solve our ever-increasing worldly
to solve our ever-increasing worldly problems every day our generation
problems every day our generation
problems every day our generation continues to overshoot over exploit and
continues to overshoot over exploit and
continues to overshoot over exploit and overuse what limited resources we have
overuse what limited resources we have
overuse what limited resources we have leaving behind a legacy of global
leaving behind a legacy of global
leaving behind a legacy of global problems that are yet to be solved well
problems that are yet to be solved well
problems that are yet to be solved well you may find yourself asking the
you may find yourself asking the
you may find yourself asking the question what type of world are we
question what type of world are we
question what type of world are we leaving our children your children the
leaving our children your children the
leaving our children your children the question you really should be asking is
question you really should be asking is
question you really should be asking is how are our education systems developing
how are our education systems developing
how are our education systems developing our children developing the skills and
our children developing the skills and
our children developing the skills and our children to be able to solve these
our children to be able to solve these
our children to be able to solve these problems not to just sustain their world
problems not to just sustain their world
problems not to just sustain their world but the world of our 22nd century
but the world of our 22nd century
but the world of our 22nd century citizens who were yet to be born did you
citizens who were yet to be born did you
citizens who were yet to be born did you know though through innovation and
know though through innovation and
know though through innovation and education right here in the tropics of
education right here in the tropics of
education right here in the tropics of Far North Queensland that we are trying
Far North Queensland that we are trying
Far North Queensland that we are trying to reshape and redesign education to
to reshape and redesign education to
to reshape and redesign education to achieve its true purpose to engage our
achieve its true purpose to engage our
achieve its true purpose to engage our young minds to meet the challenges of
young minds to meet the challenges of
young minds to meet the challenges of the future an education system so
the future an education system so
the future an education system so innovative that I’ve rooted my family
innovative that I’ve rooted my family
innovative that I’ve rooted my family and my life to be a part of an education
and my life to be a part of an education
and my life to be a part of an education system that moves beyond the
system that moves beyond the
system that moves beyond the contemporary and closer to the
contemporary and closer to the
contemporary and closer to the conceptual but most importantly answers
conceptual but most importantly answers
conceptual but most importantly answers yes to the question as to whether
yes to the question as to whether
yes to the question as to whether education is achieving its purpose
to understand this innovation in
to understand this innovation in education let me take you on two
education let me take you on two
education let me take you on two separate educational journeys through
separate educational journeys through
separate educational journeys through the eyes of two different people Peter
the eyes of two different people Peter
the eyes of two different people Peter and Sue I’ll start with Peter Peters
and Sue I’ll start with Peter Peters
and Sue I’ll start with Peter Peters journeys educational journey looks very
journeys educational journey looks very
journeys educational journey looks very similar to ours many similar to many of
similar to ours many similar to many of
similar to ours many similar to many of our children’s today starting in primary
our children’s today starting in primary
our children’s today starting in primary school moving into high school then
school moving into high school then
school moving into high school then finally into tertiary learning however
finally into tertiary learning however
finally into tertiary learning however Peters journey is fragmented it’s
Peters journey is fragmented it’s
Peters journey is fragmented it’s confusing it lacks continuity because as
confusing it lacks continuity because as
confusing it lacks continuity because as Peter moves from one institution to the
Peter moves from one institution to the
Peter moves from one institution to the next from primary into high to tertiary
next from primary into high to tertiary
next from primary into high to tertiary he is faced with a different culture of
he is faced with a different culture of
he is faced with a different culture of learning a different vision for his
learning a different vision for his
learning a different vision for his learning a different purpose of his
learning a different purpose of his
learning a different purpose of his education and most importantly different
education and most importantly different
education and most importantly different goals of success each institution
goals of success each institution
goals of success each institution working as a silo each institution
working as a silo each institution
working as a silo each institution pushing their own purpose of Education
pushing their own purpose of Education
pushing their own purpose of Education their own beliefs about what Peter needs
their own beliefs about what Peter needs
their own beliefs about what Peter needs to succeed this leaves Peter with the
to succeed this leaves Peter with the
to succeed this leaves Peter with the deficit because many of the institutions
deficit because many of the institutions
deficit because many of the institutions are pushing the mastery of traditional
are pushing the mastery of traditional
are pushing the mastery of traditional subjects as the goals of his success but
subjects as the goals of his success but
subjects as the goals of his success but society expects more from Peter they
society expects more from Peter they
society expects more from Peter they expect him to be a critical thinker to
expect him to be a critical thinker to
expect him to be a critical thinker to be a creator to someone who can
be a creator to someone who can
be a creator to someone who can communicate collaborate someone who can
communicate collaborate someone who can
communicate collaborate someone who can change his will for the better
change his will for the better
change his will for the better let me take you on a different
let me take you on a different
let me take you on a different educational journey now through the eyes
educational journey now through the eyes
educational journey now through the eyes of Sue Sue’s journey on the surface
of Sue Sue’s journey on the surface
of Sue Sue’s journey on the surface looks very much the same as Peters but
looks very much the same as Peters but
looks very much the same as Peters but has one major point of difference
has one major point of difference
has one major point of difference instead of attending three separate
instead of attending three separate
instead of attending three separate educational institutions which have
educational institutions which have
educational institutions which have three separate cultures of learning
three separate cultures of learning
three separate cultures of learning visions of learning purposes of her
visions of learning purposes of her
visions of learning purposes of her education and goals she attends three
education and goals she attends three
education and goals she attends three separate institutions that share the
separate institutions that share the
separate institutions that share the same vision the same culture of learning
same vision the same culture of learning
same vision the same culture of learning the same vision and the same goals of
the same vision and the same goals of
the same vision and the same goals of what makes her successful one strategic
what makes her successful one strategic
what makes her successful one strategic seamless educational pathway that has
seamless educational pathway that has
seamless educational pathway that has one singular goal and that is to engage
one singular goal and that is to engage
one singular goal and that is to engage her mind to meet the challenges of the
her mind to meet the challenges of the
her mind to meet the challenges of the future not just the
future not just the
future not just the three of traditional subjects from an
three of traditional subjects from an
three of traditional subjects from an early age sue is challenged to be a
early age sue is challenged to be a
early age sue is challenged to be a critical thinker through the study of
critical thinker through the study of
critical thinker through the study of philosophy to be a problem solver and an
philosophy to be a problem solver and an
philosophy to be a problem solver and an acquirer through the study of
acquirer through the study of
acquirer through the study of sustainability to be a creator and an
sustainability to be a creator and an
sustainability to be a creator and an innovator through the study of
innovator through the study of
innovator through the study of entrepreneurialism sue is challenged to
entrepreneurialism sue is challenged to
entrepreneurialism sue is challenged to be more than just the master of
be more than just the master of
be more than just the master of traditional subjects but to go on a path
traditional subjects but to go on a path
traditional subjects but to go on a path that takes her from cradle to career and
that takes her from cradle to career and
that takes her from cradle to career and then finally to a citizen who can change
then finally to a citizen who can change
then finally to a citizen who can change her world for the better
her world for the better
her world for the better Sue’s educational journey is not a
Sue’s educational journey is not a
Sue’s educational journey is not a mythical one but one that exists right
mythical one but one that exists right
mythical one but one that exists right here in Far North Queensland in an
here in Far North Queensland in an
here in Far North Queensland in an innovative thirdspace learning
innovative thirdspace learning
innovative thirdspace learning collaboration that exists between
collaboration that exists between
collaboration that exists between Trinity Beach State School Smithfield
Trinity Beach State School Smithfield
Trinity Beach State School Smithfield State High School and James Cook
State High School and James Cook
State High School and James Cook University what is known as a tropical
University what is known as a tropical
University what is known as a tropical North Learning Academy the tropical
North Learning Academy the tropical
North Learning Academy the tropical North Learning Academy is a seamless
North Learning Academy is a seamless
North Learning Academy is a seamless strategic visionary educational pathway
strategic visionary educational pathway
strategic visionary educational pathway that starts from infancy all the way to
that starts from infancy all the way to
that starts from infancy all the way to adulthood it is about one vision and
adulthood it is about one vision and
adulthood it is about one vision and that is to engage our young minds to
that is to engage our young minds to
that is to engage our young minds to meet the challenges of the future to go
meet the challenges of the future to go
meet the challenges of the future to go beyond the mastery of traditional
beyond the mastery of traditional
beyond the mastery of traditional subjects but to develop the citizens
subjects but to develop the citizens
subjects but to develop the citizens that we need to make our world a better
that we need to make our world a better
that we need to make our world a better place so I ask you is education
place so I ask you is education
place so I ask you is education achieving its purpose what I leave with
achieving its purpose what I leave with
achieving its purpose what I leave with you is what is the tropical North
you is what is the tropical North
you is what is the tropical North Learning Academy a shining light of a
Learning Academy a shining light of a
Learning Academy a shining light of a model of purposeful real strategic
model of purposeful real strategic
model of purposeful real strategic seamless education that we can trust to
seamless education that we can trust to
seamless education that we can trust to engage our young minds to meet the
engage our young minds to meet the
engage our young minds to meet the challenges of the future thank you
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