If you have 20 minutes to spare, I can't recommend this video highly enough. Sir Ken Robinson is an expert in the education of youth and funny to boot.
What do you think about the notion that we need to re-think education and emphasize arts and humanities at the potential expense of math and science? Sounds like a good idea to us at Ameribotics!
Showing posts with label Outside the Box. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outside the Box. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
It's Easier to Teach Compliance than Initiative
Shout-out to Seth Godin for a brilliant rant:
"Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach. Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat.
Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom. It's difficult to brag about in a school board meeting. And it's a huge pain in the neck to do reliably.
Schools like teaching compliance. They're pretty good at it.
To top it off, until recently the customers of a school or training program (the companies that hire workers) were buying compliance by the bushel. Initiative was a red flag, not an asset.
Of course, now that's all changed. The economy has rewritten the rules, and smart organizations seek out intelligent problem solvers. Everything is different now. Except the part about how much easier it is to teach compliance."
"Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach. Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat.
Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom. It's difficult to brag about in a school board meeting. And it's a huge pain in the neck to do reliably.
Schools like teaching compliance. They're pretty good at it.
To top it off, until recently the customers of a school or training program (the companies that hire workers) were buying compliance by the bushel. Initiative was a red flag, not an asset.
Of course, now that's all changed. The economy has rewritten the rules, and smart organizations seek out intelligent problem solvers. Everything is different now. Except the part about how much easier it is to teach compliance."
Thursday, March 17, 2011
What Does a Teacher Make?
OK, so the next time I'm invited to a dinner party with a bunch of lawyers and business people, I'm inviting this guy along. (**Warning, contains some caustic language**)
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Changing Education Paradigms
This is a video I'll probably show from time as the demographics of our audience changes. I think it's my favorite education-oriented video of all time.
Fantastic food for thought. Not only is the presentation one of the coolest things I've ever seen, but the subject matter is particularly pertinent and Sir Ken Robinson is one of a kind. If you've never seen this video before, trust me, it is WELL worth 12 minutes of your time.
One key question left unanswered by the video, though: How do we go from the anaesthetic to the aesthetic in education? I'd love to hear people's thoughts.
Fantastic food for thought. Not only is the presentation one of the coolest things I've ever seen, but the subject matter is particularly pertinent and Sir Ken Robinson is one of a kind. If you've never seen this video before, trust me, it is WELL worth 12 minutes of your time.
One key question left unanswered by the video, though: How do we go from the anaesthetic to the aesthetic in education? I'd love to hear people's thoughts.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Is Creativity a Curse?
I was listening to local Denver radio the other day and Dom and Jane (Mix 100) were discussing the "curse" of creativity and how it's embraced, but not really, in today's world.
Is creativity as a whole feared and maybe even frowned upon in today's world? Do people have the general misconception that creativity can only be used in the arts and doesn't exist in science, engineering or math? Or maybe it's feared because people don't want to change from their cookie cutter ways and creativity involves thought, and thinking is just too much to ask for these days!
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