Sir Ken Robinson's main point in his lecture was that we need to transform education instead of reforming it. He says our education system should not be based on linearity. It should be organic. And I cannot agree with him more. I wish that everyone has the mind frame that he has. He believes that every child has their own destiny. We should not prepare all students to follow the same path. The universe depends on a diversity of talent. Every student should have a personalized curriculum according to how he or she learns. The days of solely preparing all students to go to college should be gone because college is not for everyone. You have to do what you're passionate about and that does not always lead you to college. The one thing that stood out the most to me in this lecture was when he said, "When you're doing something you love an hour feels like five minutes. When you're doing something you don't love, 5 minutes feels like an hour." My biggest fear in life is choosing a career that I don't love because making the wrong decision affects your life forever. It is one of the most important choices anyone will ever make. So we as teachers should encourage students to do something they love, not to conform to what the world wants them to do.
Hey Melanie, I loved your post about Sir Robinsons and what he was trying to convey in the video! I agree that we shouldn't be preparing kids for college, since college is not for everyone. We should instead prepare them for life itself. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteCollege isn't for everyone. It is true that we must follow what we are lead to do and what we are passionate about. Otherwise, we may have a degree but we may not be happy doing what the degree is in. Great post :)
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