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Education and development (When? (Would this cause a problem? (Stress and…
Education and development
Who?
Who benefits?
Children
They learn essential problem-solving skills
They learn how to join the workforce and effectively contribute to other issues
Greener world
Sports and leisure
Extra-curricular activities can help reduce crimes by occupying children with constructive development
Teachers
They get money
Could be a major source of income for them
Supports families
People at risk—from innovative solutions that come from education and development
Medical patients from disease research
People in developing nations
When?
Will we know we've succeeded?
People improve
Literacy rates go up
We've solved many of humanity’s current issues
Exploring Mars
Diseases cured
Climate change/pollution of Earth
Public exam results increase
More job opportunities
Can elevate family to higher economic levels
Overcome class/race struggles
Would this cause a problem?
Stress and sleep deprivation in students
From traditional learning methods
Exams
Lots of homework causing sleep deprivation
Procrastination
Students overqualified for menial labour
End up working labour jobs with student loans
Student loans from higher education
Currently ~ £105 billion in the UK
Why?
Should we care?
Progression of human race
Technological
Person to
Biological
In developing countries
So they can build themselves up
Overcome social stuggles
Crime
Poverty
Racism
Classism
Political struggles
They can create new ways to overcome:
Corruption
Dictatorships
War
Development of weapons to create MAD
Peace treaties
Alliances
Councils that prevent war from happening like UN
Testing the limits of human achievement often creates new solutions to existing problems
Historic examples
Farming for food instead of hunting & gathering
Exploring south to find new trade routes to South-eastern Asia
Recent examples
SMAP by NASA
Measures moisture levels in the Earth's soil once every 2–3 days
Accurately predict:
Droughts
Weather and climate
floods and landslides
agricultural productivity
human health
Is it difficult?
It costs money
Can be hard to justify education and development when governments are already facing much more pressing concerns
Crime
National debts
Brexit
Infrastructure
Not as 'secure' an investment as, for example, infrastructure
What
Are the negatives?
Social exclusivity may occur between those more educated and those who aren't
People may feel insecure in their abilities if they don't have higher education
Mindmaps
Unhealthy competition
With jobs becoming selective, students can force themselves into extra-curriculars or pursue more difficult courses
Stress
Sleep deprivation
Possible depression
No free time for hobbies or personal improvement
Positives
Explained in 'Why should we care'