Which education system (European or Asian) best prepares students for the work of the future (knowledge economy) ?
The European education system best prepares students for the work of the future. In the future, we do not know what kind of jobs to expect as new jobs will emerge. In the future, location does not matter, tools like Skype have made long-distance calling virtually free. Crowdsourcing is now common and the skills to be able to be work virtually is crucial. A degree will not be sufficient in securing a job in the even more competitive future workforce where employers will seek all rounded workers not just people who excel in academics.The European education system promotes creativity and agrees that just by having a degree won't get you a job. They provide more opportunities to have online learning and to think out of the box. For example, in Finnish schools, the teachers are allowed to design their own curriculum and not follow a standard curriculum like in the Asian education system. This means that they will be more flexible when they are out in the workforce in the future. As compared to the education system in Asia, students are accessed by tests and the answers are standardised, which doesn't access our creativity and problem solving skills. In the work of the future, just by getting a degree doesn't guarantee us a job. Employers are now seeking more from employees including other non-academic wise skills. Employers do not seek people who can answer questions to a test, they need people who can think, but in the Asian education system where little thought is evoked in students, the students are too study orientated. Therefore, the European education system best prepares students for the work of the future as they learn skills that are crucial for in the future, and not just drilling exam papers and learning by memorisation in the Asian education system.
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