I really enjoyed watching Ken Robinson talks about Changing Education Paradigms and actually watched it before awhile back. I enjoyed it so much I immediately shared it on my Facebook page so I can start a mini discussion on this topic. As a teacher for almost 17 years, I agree when Sir Ken Robinson said that "the current system (of education) was designed and conceived for a different age." I see it everyday in my class and at my school site. Just like in the book "The Flat World", that type of educational idea of may have worked back then, but with today's technology and in today's world that is not enough to keep up with the "Jones". There must be a paradigm shift if we want to serve our students to become competitive in today's world, against other students who are receiving a better education that are preparing them for the 21st century.
I also agree with Ken Robinson when he states that our "schools are organized on factory lines" and we still educate our student in "batches", which limits our students reaching their full potential and having "divergent thinking". Once again, in the book "The Flat World", other countries are putting more emphasis on education and creating divergent thinking within their students that American students are being left far behind. Another example of this divergent thinking is in my previous blog reviewing the video, An Introduction to Technology Integration, where students do not follow the "traditional" learning style but are allowed to freely express their ideas through today's technology. That is a game changer! Within my classroom I try to use more of this type of paradigm, allowing students to freely express themselves and their ideas through the use of technology. With the use of technology, it has been easier to create and share ideas and to have more Socratic discussions. This paradigm shift presented by Ken Robinson and so many others must be utilized if we want our students to lead in the 21st century and not follow in its footsteps.
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Samuel Urena
2/17/2018 12:55:26 pm
It seems you have been introduced to Ken Robinson before. I have never heard of him until we had to watch his videos. I didn’t watch the video you watched. I ended up choosing “Bring on the Learning Revolution.” But after reading your description of what you saw in his video I see parallels from both videos. I also sensed that he was getting the idea that our educational system here in the U.S. is set up to have students succeed in jobs or careers from the past. This ties in with the other video that was assigned to us “A Vision of Today’s Students,” where it talks about how what students are learning in the classroom won’t be relevant to the jobs that are going to be created in about 3 years after they graduate. And if I’m correct they were referring to students in university classes. So how the heck are we to prepare high school students when our curriculum isn’t helping them with their future? Now, I’m not saying that were totally not doing that in our classrooms but at least that’s what I got from those videos. And going back to ken Robinson. What really struck me in the video I watched was that we “don’t need an evolution, but a revolution in education.” Therefore I like the idea of you allowing your students to be free and are able to express their ideas through Socratic discussions. I have only participated in those while I was in the credential program at SSU so I know how cool this is especially for high school students to talk about topics they are interested in or topics about what might be going on in their school or community.
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Yolanda Webb
2/18/2018 08:58:18 pm
I agree because our world is becoming more and more technologically advanced, therefore incorporating technology into the classroom is critical in order to prepare our students for a future that will require skills in the area of technology. In addition, it is a great way to both capture their attention and keep down classroom distractions because they are engaging in something they enjoy.
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James Macariola
2/18/2018 09:06:21 pm
Hey Yolanda. I tried to comment on your blog but I don't know if it ever got posted. I know Matt did too but I didn't see his comment on your blog either. Did you get our comments on your recent blog?
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