Batch processing made sense in the industrial era, where you didn't have technology to customize learning. In the factory model, you'd teach to the median and lose the kids at the top and bottom of the curve.

Well, first off, education should be fun! The best way to learn a subject is by first getting passionate about it. But in school, they make you start with knowledge & statistics and assume passion will follow.

As it relates to education, here's my request for startups as it stands today:

David Perell said “I think my Twitter account is worth more than my college degree,” and in many ways he's right. As more platforms emerge that enable you to “show your work” new credentials will emerge where skills are quantifiable (and, thus, easier to validate), in-demand, and ever-changing. Competency-evaluation could be the key to verticalized... See more

Gamified Education: Don't try to get kids off Fortnite or Roblox. Try to add educational components on top of games kids already play.

Direct corporate placement out of high school: We need companies that can help employ folks directly out of high school, providing them with a living wage and educational experiences that prepare them for the future.

Peer learning: How can education learn from the success of behavior change organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or weight watchers? How can the social pressure from others around us make us more likely to study, learn new things, and do things we wouldn't otherwise do on our own? (e.g. Microverse)

Cloud powered schools: Reinvent school from scratch, incorporating the right technology, infrastructure, and best practices to build low cost schools with consistent quality at scale. (e.g. bridgeinternationalacademies.com)

We should also make learning social and peer-to-peer. Right now, kids sit in a class in a "one to many" environment — a professor lectures at a group of people who may or may not pay attention.