I need a reset & education does too

I never felt like I learned much from my philosophy class at Ohio University. I did learn about logical arguments and fallacies. As a journalism major this required course definitely was an important foundation. (I kind of wish we could require this kind of course for all Americans right now.) Last night I read Penalva's analysis of lifelong learning. His rethinking of education's meaning and purpose incorporated Rousseau, José Ortega-Gasset, and Julián Marías.
It was deep but not in an "overwhelming pit of existential dread" deep.

Depth is what we need right now. Every educator I know can tell you that this moment is overflowing with opportunity to rethink and revolutionize.

Every one of them will also tell you we are completely missing this opportunity.

It's as if we thought those full bookshelves behind people on their Zoom calls are what makes them worthy of listening to and not the work they did to learn. Education is not about the building, the testing, or the measuring. We absolutely must start focusing on the whole child and their well being while simultaneously valuing the whole educator and their wellbeing. 
Anyone can fill a bookshelf with books but only if they learn to read the world and the word will they be educated and alive. Educators make that happen.

Sources: Jose Penalva (2020) Innovation, personalised education and Little Red Riding Hood, International Journal of Lifelong Education, 39:4, 339-355, DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2020.1786178