. . . discontent among youths in many European countries over outdated education systems, lack of jobs and a general apprehension about the future, is the lede explanation for the street rioting in a Wall Street Journal article today: “In Greece, Protests Echo European Students’ Ire.” The WSJ report continues with country-by-country trends of youth dissatisfaction for Greece, Germany, France, and Italy. It is hard to imagine that the aging analog and aristocratic educational systems of the past will ever be expanded and opened to welcome the growing hordes of young Europeans who are upset.
On the other hand, it is a safe bet that these disgruntled young people carry with them mobiles — computers in their pockets capable of delivering knowledge and instruction. It is not hard at all to envision education emerging from the mobiles. In fact another 3-4 billion mobile users in the next few years will make these devices the obvious delivery system for learning.
