Ideas change everything

How to design a school for the future

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Punya Mishra |

TED-Ed Educator Talks

• January 2023

In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift that paradigm, taking us through new thinking on the root of success (and failure) at school -- and how a totally new, different kind of educational system could better meet students' needs.

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In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift that paradigm, taking us through new thinking on the root of success (and failure) at school -- and how a totally new, different kind of educational system could better meet students' needs.

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This talk was presented at a TED Salon event given in partnership with TED-Ed Educator Talks. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TED Salons.

Listen to Punya Mishra's podcast Silver Lining for Learning for more conversations on the future of learning.

Check out Punya Mishra's other podcast, Learning Futures, for more on the design of better, just and equitable systems of education.

About the speaker

Educational designer

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Punya Mishra leads a range of initiatives that provide a future-forward, equity-driven approach to designing educational systems.

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Read more about TED Salons

This talk was presented at a TED Salon event given in partnership with TED-Ed Educator Talks. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TED Salons.

Listen to Punya Mishra's podcast Silver Lining for Learning for more conversations on the future of learning.

Check out Punya Mishra's other podcast, Learning Futures, for more on the design of better, just and equitable systems of education.