I recently discovered an online venue that has positively captivated my attention. Positively, because what I've gleaned from it has been VERY positive in deed. Although the venue itself is truely remarkable, and highly recommended for it's interesting topics, curious presentations, educational speakers, entertaining qualities, and fascinating explanations... it is not what this post is about.
The following video contains a point view about education that I cannot agree with more. It's compelling, sensible, logical, intreguing, honest, and even entertaining. I'm posting this video in support of my efforts to sculpt my own corner of education reform... My Training Wheels series of books. If ever there were a good explaination of why this type of out-of-the-box thinking is necessary and relavant for the modified education of children of today, this is it:
Do Schools Kill Creativity? (19:24)
(by Sir Ken Robinson)
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Brilliant! Thanks for sharing that. Don’t you love TED?
As a school teacher, I was prepared to be offended, but no. The speaker made absolute sense and two of my sons are proof of his theory. Encouraged in whatever area we are gifted, we can reach great heights. People may not understand us as we develop our skills, but ultimately some of us (not me, unfortunately) are able to say, "See, I told you so!" And a person's gifts may be social, mathematical, verbal, etc. I agree, though, that these areas are valued and developed better in school because we (as teachers) have been taught that way - most of us feel unqualified to teach the arts, let alone able to recognize someone who may have skills in those areas. Loved Ted's humor - you couldn't be offended by his ideas!
I agree. I think it’s very unfortunate that a lot of very good and capable teachers are forced, regardless of their own recognition of their students’ respective potential, to ignore certain budding aptitudes in order to adhere to the current teaching standards, schedules and quotas.
Oh, it's not Ted - it's TED!!
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