Jeremy Lacy

4-16-15
Period 7
Capstone Outline
1. Introduction
a. History and Purpose of Education
i. Why do we have education? When was the modern education system
created?
ii. What we need education for in todays society v. what it was needed for in
years past
iii. What is the purpose for education in the future? What will it be needed
for?
2. Effects, Problems, and Issues
a. How does education affect the learner?
i. Kills creativity, conforms learners to one image, discourages diversity
among learning styles
ii. Discuss intrinsic v. extrinsic motivation and their role in learning
1. Why Intrinsic > Extrinsic
3. Natural Learning Capacities
a. Discuss the importance of fostering creativity, preserving curiosity, etc. among
learners.
b. Give examples of the remarkable talents of children as evidence for the argument
that education is harming learners in previously unknown ways

4. Autodidactism v. Formal Education

a. The pros and cons to both
b. Why you should both learn in formal classroom settings and learn on your own.
5. Innovations and improvements
a. How to improve the education system
b. What are the current changes being made in education? Do they work?
6. Conclusion
a. Any interesting anecdotes
b. Final thoughts