What happens when the education system, which was designed to prepare our children for the future, was designed for a world that disappeared more than a century ago? That’s the question Ted Dintersmith has spent the last decade trying to answer. For more than a century, American schools have largely rewarded students for memorizing information, following instructions, and performing well on standardized tests. But what happens when AI can do those things faster, cheaper, and increasingly better than humans? Before becoming one of America’s leading voices on the future of education, Ted was a top-performing venture capitalist at Charles River Ventures. Today, he is an author, filmmaker, education advocate, and impact investor who is challenging some of the most deeply held assumptions about how we educate young people. In the latest episode of BMBW, Daniel Pianko sits down with Ted Dintersmith for a wide-ranging conversation about education, AI, investing, and what it will take to prepare the next generation for a radically different world. Ted argues that we are doubling down on precisely the skills machines are making obsolete, while neglecting the qualities that will become more valuable: creativity, curiosity, agency, collaboration, problem-solving, and the ability to turn ideas into action. He advocates for career-based learning, hands-on projects, internships, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, and giving students more agency over what and how they learn. Listen to the full episode of Better Money, Better World and join Daniel Pianko and Ted Dintersmith for a provocative conversation about education, AI, investing, and the future we’re preparing for. Ready to learn more or get involved? Visit Impact Capital Managers to learn more about how impact investing drives returns.
What happens when the education system, which was designed to prepare our children for the future, was designed for a world that disappeared more than a century ago?
That’s the question Ted Dintersmith has spent the last decade trying to answer.
For more than a century, American schools have largely rewarded students for memorizing information, following instructions, and performing well on standardized tests. But what happens when AI can do those things faster, cheaper, and increasingly better than humans?
Before becoming one of America’s leading voices on the future of education, Ted was a top-performing venture capitalist at Charles River Ventures. Today, he is an author, filmmaker, education advocate, and impact investor who is challenging some of the most deeply held assumptions about how we educate young people.
In the latest episode of BMBW, Daniel Pianko sits down with Ted Dintersmith for a wide-ranging conversation about education, AI, investing, and what it will take to prepare the next generation for a radically different world. Ted argues that we are doubling down on precisely the skills machines are making obsolete, while neglecting the qualities that will become more valuable: creativity, curiosity, agency, collaboration, problem-solving, and the ability to turn ideas into action. He advocates for career-based learning, hands-on projects, internships, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, and giving students more agency over what and how they learn.
Listen to the full episode of Better Money, Better World and join Daniel Pianko and Ted Dintersmith for a provocative conversation about education, AI, investing, and the future we’re preparing for.
Ready to learn more or get involved?
Visit Impact Capital Managers to learn more about how impact investing drives returns.