Evolving Education

How has education evolved so far, and what’s the next step?

1000 years ago, resources were scarce and education was reserved for only the noble classes. Their kids got 1:1 tutoring from experts across all subjects of knowledge to groom them into the best future leaders they could be. Commoners got nothing.

100 years ago, we began to see this was unfair and we had more resources to work with. While we couldn't provide 1:1 expert instruction to everyone, we could at least offer universal basic classroom education. Not enough to really help each student shine, but enough for literacy and productive employment.

Today, we have exponentially more resources available. Yet we're still at the level of a hundred years ago--barely striving for student employability, let alone greatness. Even for wealthy elites, education looks more like a school classroom than Philip hiring Aristotle to mentor Alexander.

What's keeping us back? What keeps us from a world where teachers drawn from our best and brightest are working side by side with just a handful of students each?

In the US, in 2023, in SF, it's not lack of money. We’re ready to invest in greatness, we just need the vision.

Sebastian 3/17/23