‘What is the strategic objective of education？’Israeli author Hezki Arieli is the founding Chairman of Global Excellence， a consulting and coaching firm specializing in cultivating and promoting ‘Innovation， Creativity and Excellence’ （I。C。E） in private and public sectors globally， primarily within education systems。 He has also headed the Israel Center for Excellence Through Education and the Israel Arts and Sciences Academy， serving as a coach and speaker at conferences at universities， govern ‘What is the strategic objective of education？’Israeli author Hezki Arieli is the founding Chairman of Global Excellence， a consulting and coaching firm specializing in cultivating and promoting ‘Innovation， Creativity and Excellence’ （I。C。E） in private and public sectors globally， primarily within education systems。 He has also headed the Israel Center for Excellence Through Education and the Israel Arts and Sciences Academy， serving as a coach and speaker at conferences at universities， government agencies， and special global organizations。 He has published five books to date， but the only book translated from the Hebrew into English is THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION。Since winter 2020 when the COVOD-19 pandemic cause （among many other things） all of our schools to close – preschool to graduate school， and while many are deeply concerned at the new way of teaching by on-line， Vroom， Ipads， Ipods， smartphones and the ever-burgeoning multiplicities of computer and AI HiTech - the author takes that fear away and replaces it with his new， modern， up to date way of educating pupils at all levels。 Or as Hezki states after a strange discussion with his great-grandfather， ‘ Why haven’t we included schools all over the world in the big changes？ Why did we leave the schools behind？。。。We are living in the most fascinating and exciting times in human history。 Never before has human kind experienced such dramatic changes on a daily basis over such a short period of time…and yet， while the whole world is striving to keep up with global advancement and changes， the worldwide education system is mostly at a standstill and falling far behind。’And here is where Hezki Arieli steps forward， accompanied be some fine color photographs and other illustrations， and places his ideas before us:’ The strategic goal of education - preparing students for life in the present and the future。’ ‘The Educational Pyramid - Values at eh foundation， toped with skills， topped with knowledge。’ ‘Excellence is the will to fulfill your potential and the willingness to fulfill your will。 Excellence is a passion。 Fulfilling excellence is a commitment。 Combined the sky’s the limit。’ In closing， the author offers his overview: ‘The global Coronavirus crisis is serving as a ‘wind tunnel’ for testing the rationality， validity， practicality and relevancy of the concepts， approaches and action plans offered here for schools wishing to transition from the ‘old school’ programs in I。C。E。 （Innovation Creativity， Excellence） Learning Hubs， from lagging behind while the whole rest of the world is advancing to proactively getting into the driver’s seat and assuming a leading role in the fascinating global evolution。’Important issues well discussed， this book should now be widely circulated and implemented as we re-start our education program。 。。。more