EP.29/ What The Fashion Education System Is Gravely Lacking
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In this episode, I talk about my experience in the fashion education system and break down core issues that are hindering industry progress, fashion sustainability and innovation. I break things down from unsustainable teaching practices, outdated teaching methods, over-packed curriculums and more. I also spend some time discussing some of the solutions that could revolutionize the way fashion is taught and consequently, produced in a way that nurtures innovative thinking and allows the designers of the future to see human rights and sustainability as the default to start working in fashion.
The Episode At A Glance:
THE PROBLEMS
In this section I discuss the unsustainable and outdated teaching practices fashion schools currently have in their schools and ways it’s negatively affecting the industry. I also discuss the lack of innovative exploration and creativity in classrooms and how students are not given the full freedom of speech.
THE SOLUTIONS
In this section I talk about ways we can fix or address the current problems in the education system. Some being the integration of digital solutions when drafting or illustrating and embedding low waste techniques for all stages of design. I also discuss the importance of investing in innovative play, so that school can become a place that nurtures the minds of the future, rather than hinders them. I talk about these solutions and many more in the episode, listen to the full thing to learn more!
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