I have seen firsthand how the online revolution has inflicted convulsions across various industries, including retailing, the media business and financial services. Soon it will start to affect public services such as education profoundly. This shake-up will no doubt prove traumatic for participants, but in the longer run it could prove hugely beneficial for society and students. Many developed nations need more productive schools and better educated citizens. We spend too much to accomplish mediocre results. The way to achieve improvements is through technology – and altered attitudes among educational leaders.
我親身見證了網路革命是如何在零售業、媒體業和金融服務業等各行各業引發劇變的。很快，網路革命將開始對教育等公共服務產生深遠影響。這場大洗牌無疑將給相關行業的從業者帶來痛苦，但從長遠來看，它可能爲社會和學生帶來巨大的益處。許多發達國家需要提高學校效率和公民教育水準。我們錢花得太多，卻只得到了平庸的結果。改善現狀的方法是利用技術，並改變教育界領袖的觀念。