The widow of Steve Jobs has organized an educational explosion in the US

Already half a year in the United States passes a unique, total and intelligent educational reform.

Who organized it? You'd be surprised, but not the government, scientists, members or directors. A widow of Steve Jobs - Jobs Lauren (Laurene Powell Jobs).

Apparently, in despair over the whole country, the conservatism of the industry and complete hopelessness of the government, as well as in memory of her husband, she took the initiative in their hands.

And yet, in September last year it announced a competition with a prize XQ $ 50 million to who presents the best project of America "New Super School". At the same time she received a very "insidious" (and did right!), When she said that there will be no individual projects!

Because even if someone is alone and win, then - as it was then replicated this school in the whole country? After all, to reform the education system is necessary scale, to engage in the process of changing millions of people, quickly and permanently. And she organized the whole national movement!

How did she do it? Smashed the competition stages. To prolong the pleasure, and to continually escalate the affair.

Applications for participation are accepted till November 15, 2015 After the sketches until 11 February. Invitation to participate - until 4 April. The selection of finalists by May 23 and winners announced in August 2016.

Another "deceit" is that $ 50 million will have really the best 5 projects, but ... not once, but 2 million per year for 5 years.

At first I thought it zhmotstvo - why did not immediately give the prizes? The idea turned out to be something super: keep the fire all five years of reform. That they are not faded.

And so went the avalanche of 70 000 participants who started to create the first team and designate their leaders. And these teams by gravity across the country was formed more than 2,000 from all states. And then he immediately began brainstorming! Mass, with PR, with incredible support throughout the country.

In order to avoid chaos, the project was structured correctly on such sections.

1. Research and forecasts. There had to describe what and how students of the 21st century we must learn today to be someone and something tomorrow.

2. Design. What is the mission of the school? What do you want to build? As of today and tomorrow will be the most effective in education? How can the involvement of students in the learning motivation of themselves? What should be the teachers?

3. Development. How to make yourself the talent? How to reorganize the management and assessment? How to break the rules about what to teach, how and where. What should be the "time-space technology"? And authorities should manage your school?

And finally, most importantly: Are you ready to build your dream school with all the upcoming challenges?

In the course of the contest XQ, many are not waiting for the deadline expires, and the winners will be announced. And we have already started to rebuild all of their school processes. Because the whole country covered drive crazy.

Along the way to find out what the students want?

• Learning through case studies and projects, and not through boring lectures or tests.

• Work in a team and quests, or in the quiet rooms, not in noisy classrooms where over 100 decibels.

• Classes should be well equipped to something you could do by hand.

• Teachers will let advisors and do not interfere-givers, and are willing to listen and hear, but do not scare estimates.

• More space for sports and exercise equipment.

• Open, not closed classes of space (open space)

And all across America and are already looking for the money, and, great. All went into the excitement. And no there is not beating his head against the laws and regulations. No one is satisfied with hysterics - oh, how everything is bad, no one understands, can not hear ...

Interestingly, all of the local administrators and edyukeytory say that if you did not even win a prize, such as the above, they did not remain, and will vary greatly. Because there was a completely different aura in the entire country.

And then came the semi-finals of the top 50 winners.

How do I know all this?

Because I myself participate - the only foreigner. And our team - among these 50! I go to the competition, presented his project 5 ***** - star school (which dramatically changes the whole system of education). And although there were restrictions for foreigners, but belong to one of the groups I was allowed.

Our team made it to the semi-finals, as Lauren Jobs announced for all central American television on 8 April.
If the project XQ will be a springboard for a broader movement, Americans are hoping that the archaic school will change to a completely new. And if not, then America will overtake other countries.

Oh, I forgot to say that the whole project is called «XQ Super school project». I can not until all write, while there is competition.

The only thing that I can decipher the name of XQ. They have long thought, like a brand mark of the contest. The first thing that came to mind - to use the well-known acronym IQ. But then he thought that education was already in full use, and EQ. And here we faced with the fact that the new "coefficient" is unknown to anyone. Because they did, and designated by the letter X. It turned XQ.

That's who find the "X", and he will receive the coveted prize.

Vladimir Spivakovsky

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