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“Tom Peters’ and other’s vision of globalization, a vision which is coming true at a breakneck pace, will only be a fascinating, and rich future for those who are free enough to change. I don’t believe that it is inevitable that the income gap will continue to grow, and that the extremely poor will grow in numbers, covering the world more evenly. But to escape this we have to change – I do not think that books are enough or 3 hours of homework in grade 10 are enough, cramming for college entrance is enough, college specializaiton is enough. We cant outrun a train. We have to adapt.

Children have to be raised to be independent enough psychologically to be entrepreneurial. And for that to happen, education has to change – to move from mass systems of control and compliance, to systems that bring out the humanity and skills of a child, encouraging children to be themselves, stand in their own wisdom, and find their own way. I think this will require smaller classes and self-paced learning.

I see good examples of new successful models, e.g home schooling success stories, but I see few on a larger scale. The schools are underfunded, mothers and fathers are busy in jobs that they respond to with fear and compliance, qualities that are inevitably brought home with the bacon. Maybe new initiatives are coming. I hope so, as without this revolution, we’ll bring up another wave of highly educated workers and middle managers who are trained to serve in a system that disappears and takes the ladder with it.”