Somerset College · Board / CLT Retreat

Pre-Read Summaries

Interactive summaries of the two retreat pre-reads. Click any section heading to expand it into full detail — search, expand-all and deep links included.

📅 Fri 30 – Sat 31 October 2026 📄 2 documents 🔍 Click-to-expand
Pre-read 1 · OECD

Education for Human Flourishing

Argues Human Capital Theory is exhausted and proposes recasting education's purpose around human flourishing — built on five competencies, with "acting in the world" first among equals.

8sections 11sub-sections 12board questions
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Pre-read 2 · Board paper

While the Skies Are Still Calm

Argues AI is categorically different from prior ed-tech because it simulates instruction itself. Uses Christensen's disruption theory to propose an independent Somerset think tank.

13sections 48sub-sections 20board questions
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