Reforming Education

Robinson and Sahlberg both have a common concept behind education and that it should be changed for the benefit of students and the education system itself, but they each also state their different opinions on why it should be changed. Sahlberg  believes that schools shouldn't be in competition with one another, instead they should be on a balanced level with one another (like in Finland).  Robinson's main view is that our education system today is set up  like the enlightenment era. We have "industrial" characteristics such as our schools being organized by "factory lines". Meaning, we have separate facilities and subjects, kids being educated by age groups, etc. Robinson believes we need to get out of that old time era and teachings and transition over to more of a modern focus for education. Robinson and Sahlberg both share excellent ideas on how we can improve our education system here in the United States.