For those that are continually advocating for a complete redesign of our education system, there are many potential areas of focus. Some are now suggesting that standards - what many cling to as foundational - may be the last bastion of a dying educational ecosystem. Voices of A Learning World Earlier this year, there seemed to be a tipping point on the horizon that spelled something beyond standards and standardized assessments. Indeed, PBLGlobal’s Thom Markham - along with 17 other international educational thought leaders - launched Voices Of A Learning World . They advocate, among other things, that our standards are the problem. Their focus is to support project-based approaches and wellbeing as key elements of an emerging learning system that they foresee overtaking industrial models of teaching. And they think instead of institutional arms creating the standards, that rather students, families and community should ascertain the appropriate learning goals and accompan