The pandemic has changed the way we work and is certain to accelerate change in the way our teens learn and prepare for their future.
ITZA spoke to some of the silent majority of young people who worked online during lockdown, independently and with the support of their parents. The results were unequivocal.
The Itza survey set out to listen, really listen, to school-age students. In so doing, a significant lesson has been taught to us teachers over these past few months. Teachers and parents need to come alongside students and understand how they learn in what is a new era.
Tony Little, past headmaster of Eton College, UK.
91%
Enjoyed working at their own pace.
90%
Liked the freedom to find things out for themselves on the Internet.
95%
Wanted their lessons to be more relevant to the ‘real world’.
96%
Wanted to explore more of the things they were interested in.
I have spent a decade working in the media business, and a lifetime studying it. After watching nearly every part of this sector transform I’ve experienced the forces at work and the patterns at play. Without a doubt in my mind, those same forces are now headed straight for the education industry's ivory towers.
Sterling Proffer, past VP at Vice, New York
Itza will provide a safe place for time well spent online.
Anthony Bouchier - founder ITZA
Curiosity-driven learning is hard to accommodate in the test-driven environment of most teens’ school-life. Secondary school pupils today receive insufficient opportunity or encouragement to master the study skills that prepare them for life-long, independent learning.
Real change will driven from outside the system. Itza is an exciting catalyst for this change.
Prof Dragan Gasevic, Monash University, Melbourne