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How any country can lead
the learning revolution: so can you
Now it's your turn. The Learning
Revolution is yours to shape.
Almost everything that idealistic dreamers ever
imagined is now possible. The knowledge exists to create the world's first truly learned
society. That learning revolution will flower fastest when it brings together all these
elements:
 Introduce great infant-development and parenting programs.
Lead the
world in interactive communications technology.
Choose from
the proven best methods of learning.
Mount
school-business partnerships and initiatives.
Make teacher
retraining a top priority.
Provide
farsighted government leadership.
Make lifelong
learning a philosophy.
Build on the
strengths of each nation's own culture.
And encourage
students to be teachers as well as learners.
Already exciting models are showing that revolution in
action.
The Singapore centralized leadership
model
On a centralized Government level, the biggest challenge has been thrown
down by the Government of Singapore.
Its master plan we've
already covered: a $US1.5 billion program to introduce the world's best educational
technology to schools and society. It is using that for teaching new skills, with high
emphasis on creative thinking and lifelong learning. It's also built in positive steps to
ensure
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