We are in the age when gene-editing technologies are able to modify function and correct genetic defects to treat and prevent the spread of disease age when gene-editing technologies are able to modify function and correct genetic defects to treat and prevent the spread of disease. Artificial Intelligence sets the foundation for machine learning now revolutionizing health care, transportation and financial services, among other industries.

We are in the age when gene-editing technologies are able to modify function and correct genetic defects to treat and prevent the spread of disease. Artificial Intelligence sets the foundation for machine learning now revolutionizing health care, transportation and financial services, among other industries. Stunning advances are flowing from robotics, quantum computing, augmented reality and computer-assisted everything. New technologies made it possible for the world to witness gorgeous vistas detailing the very birth of the cosmos billions of years ago. All of these developments sprout from basic education — seeding and cultivating the love of discovery, science and human

We are in the age when gene-editing technologies are able to modify function and correct genetic defects to treat and prevent the spread of disease. Artificial Intelligence sets the foundation for machine learning now revolutionizing health care, transportation and financial services, among other industries. Stunning advances are flowing from robotics, quantum computing, augmented reality and computer-assisted everything. New technologies made it possible for the world to witness gorgeous vistas detailing the very birth of the cosmos billions of years ago. All of these developments sprout from basic education — seeding and cultivating the love of discovery, science and human curiosity scaffolded into transformational knowledge.

But ours is also the age of catastrophic climate change, growing racialized inequality, the ascendency of the “post-truth” society, as well as a weakening of the practice of democratic citizenship. Alas, these failures also find their root in education. To paraphrase Walt Whitman, our age contradicts itself, it contains multitudes.

Now, educators are being called to address ever-more complex challenges, but they can’t do it alone. 

First, the basics. The purpose of education is cultivating healthy, flourishing and engaged children ready to learn, love, work and serve the common good.