Abby Falik

Reimagining Education: Ted Dintersmith and Abby Falik

Ted Dintersmith, Abby Falik

Ted Dintersmith and Abby Fallick warn that the current education system creates a dangerous misalignment with the real world by prioritizing standardized testing and irrelevant content over the adaptability and leadership skills required for future survival. In response, successful reform models are emerging that replace traditional metrics with competency-based portfolios, real-world problem solving, and transformative "launch years" that foster maturity and purpose before university enrollment. These initiatives, supported by major universities and non-profits like Global Citizen Year, aim to redefine success by prioritizing power skills such as empathy and creativity to prepare students for a rapidly evolving global landscape.