Guy Kawaski is a futurist, author, and venture capitalist best known for his work with Apple Computers the company's early stages. I had the opportunity to attend a keynote address that he gave at this year's NAIS Annual Convention (Guy is an alumnus of the Iolani School, a Hawaiian independent school).
Guy closed his address with the following pieces of advice for educators:
• Teach students to figure out anything by themselves
• Teach students how to explain anything in 30 seconds
• Teach students how to write a 1-page report (this is all that most people will read)
• Teach students the 10,20,30 rule of PowerPoint: no more than 10 Slides, delivered in 20 minutes, in 30 point font
• Teach students that the optimum length of an email is 5 sentences
• Teach students how to survive a business meeting
• Teach students how to conduct a good meeting
• Teach students how to work as a group
• Teach students how to negotiate win/win situations
• Teach students that learning is a process, not an event with fixed beginning and an end
His last piece of advice?
"Remember that we are preparing students for life, not for work."
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