I came across this video as part of a discussion board assignment in my sociology class. Apart from the AWESOME animation (i've always wanted to illustrate/animate/draw like that), i love the way that Sir Ken Robinson explained our incorrect way of educating. I'll definitely be watching more videos.
That is why you go to college, and are awakened by a video. YOu have not learned to think for yourself. i have already come to some of the same conclusions, and more, from thinking outside the box, because I am not a slave to conventional conforming thinking as imposed by the system. You need to research for yourself, not believing any of the garbage they feed you to keep you perpetuating an evil system
I think that Mr. Robinson shares a common point of ignorance when it comes to the subject as to why people don't really go and vote anymore (8:13). It's not so much because they take democracy for granted. For most people that I know (including myself) it comes down to not knowing who and what to vote, because I don't feel my interests and needs sufficiently represented by any candidate or party that I get to choose from. Being able to raise my hand once every couple of years, and - from that point on - having no control or say over what happens with my vote, is not my idea of a democratic system.
Chris Bozeman No, we live in an oligarchy. And I don't say this to be flippant; I truly mean it. Recent studies coming out of Princeton and Harvard (not exactly bastions of left-leaning thought) have made a very strong case for this.
+Hans-Christian Bauer I think the point he's attempting to make is that education plays a role in our civic life. Voting is the final act in a democracy. Local participation and an education in social and political movements can very much impact a generation's voting behavior thus impacting debate and candidate platforms.
Laura Bonham I do not suscribe to the notion that education is the answer that will heal all our woes. While it is important, it is not instrumental in seeding ethical standards or social responsibility. These are values that we learn from our parents and our social environment. Academia, media, and politics are filled with very educated people who are more than happy to withhold information - and sometimes outright lie - in order to push their own political agenda and narrative. We can see it in how informative journalism has become the exception, not the rule. Even schools focus on teaching how to absorb pre-conceived "truths", not how to objectively evaluate information and draw your own conclusions. On that premise, the whole idea that educated people will hold politicians to higher standards falls flat. They haven't in the past and they won't in the future.
His talks are so relevant for the challenges that we and our children will have to face in this century. And he's such a great speaker. It's no secret for anyone anymore that schools have become almost irrelevant for the job market. They're not preparing the new generation properly for the new job market and they have to change the way they teach the subjects and even the subjects sometimes. It's a good thing that he emphasizes this with such great talent, so that maybe schools will change and graduates will feel useful for the job market once they finish their studies. Truly talented and with a great sense of humour.
Absolutely inspiring throughout. But also pockets of quotable gems. Such as: 22:00 “Human culture is essentially unpredictable. It accumulates over the creative activities of individuals feeding off each other. That’s how organic growth happens.” I can think of several governments and several lawmakers who work on copyright law who need to hear that.
A great man, a sad loss, someone who was not afraid to challenge the narrative, someone who gave my wife and I the inspiration to remove our children from the mainstream replacing it with a 'Self Managed Learning' College without the confines of the curriculum or age order, someone who's wisdom has rewarded us with confident, happy, critical thinking, well rounded, peer pressure free kids. Eternally grateful 🙏🏼 rest in peace
Start at minute 14: Focus on the relationship between the teacher and student. Everything else should not get in the way of that relationship. Children are learning organisms. They are born with a voracious appetite for learning. We have to focus on the process of teaching and learning. Now teaching is delivering the national curriculum. Actually, teaching is an art form. It's not enough to know your stuff. You need to be excited and you need to fuel the creativity of students, to know the point of entry. You get it by a the flipped classroom. Stop lecturing people. "Turn to your neighbor" at Harvard. You get students in groups to learn from each other. Finally Harvard has learned what every good primary school teacher does: people teach themselves under the right conditions. If you are a teacher, you hold the tools of power in your hands. You can change this system yourself. You don't have to wait for anybody to do it. A school is not a component. It is a living entity that develops its own culture. If you are a teacher, you are the education system. If you begin to change your practice and you concentrate on the microclimate, you affect the whole. You change from the ground up. you are the system
I am on board...I am a teacher and I totally believe that children learn when they are excited to and about their learning. I really want to know and learn how to make this happen more for my children.
It is true that university actively destroys young peoples’ ability to be creative, but more horribly university passively destroys creativity by SCREENING OUT people that already possess imagination and creativity.
Here I am studuing for my 12th grade board exams and I find that the purpose of me studying is completely contradictory to my purpose of doing so... so sad.. :'(
We all should adapt these advice of Mr. Robinson to ourselves. We all have appetite to learn new things and discover this world. Our emphatic potential (one of the talks in RSA) and educate ourselves to think with variety so we prevent ourselves to be one prejudiced self and repudiate all dogmas that we human beings created all along history. One hand we will acknowledge our identities but on the other hand we take off this identity dress, get naked! and see all people naked through their dress.
I have so much I want to learn and i truly care about my education but school continues to fail me and makes me feel stuck. School should encourage education, not make it seem like a job or something required by law. Make kids want to learn and make school about gaining knowledge on your interests.
Kurt Vonnegut was in an interview and stated he had the most brilliant original thought and he shared it beaming with glee the person he shared it with said Spinoza already got that one 😊 kind of cute. Ken, a brilliant human being in his own right RIP another brilliant one please step forward the Cosmos calls you. ❤
"..teaching is much more than simply knowing your subject matter" Your statement is true with the acknowledgement that knowing the subject matter IS a prerequisite. In my observations and experience, an education degree often provides impediments to learning with counterproductive "solutions" like giving away free iPads, sensitivity classes, "new math", etc. These 'solutions' are emblematic of an education monopoly disconnected from reality. Btw, MANY teachers don't know their subject matter.
as a recent high school graduate, I have to say that the only thing that is important in school is that culture that it promotes and the atmosphere it creates. Our school seemed to focus primarily on sports, and most things revolved around that. However during the last two years they started rewarding standardized test scores with gifts and got class rivalry into it by offering a free lunch(allowed off campus for lunch) for the highest scoring class. This I showed us that these things matter.
Sir Ken Robinson encourages me to stand up for a revolution in the dutch education system that allready in the mid eighties was falling down and since that time hold up by a non-visionairie government. No I am brought to court because I rescue my 17-year old daughter from the system. To prevent more harm in comming years and give her freedom to find her own way of development. I feel supported by the words of Ken Robinson and hope more people Iwill stand up for children and future generations.
I agree with everything this man says, but what other oppertunities do we have unless we follow the system currently in place, poor people have no choice.
Gary Brown You need a tiered system. Place "poor" schools in tier A, and "developed" schools in tier C, with each tier having different demands and needs. The government must make resources according to the needs of the area/school/system/student available. For example, you could make 2-3 school counselors and even a social worker available for a tier A school, where students might not have the social support they need. But you won't make iPads available when the student, a relative or neighbour sees that iPad more as an immediate source of illegal income rather than a tool for education. As schools develop and meet requirements to fall in a different tier, you support and supply them with such.
This is the purpose of progressive education, and critical consciousness - everything is choice , you can't simply do nothing and if you don't do anything you are poor.
I think that the point was not about the tool in and of itself; it was about the application of the tool for learning purposes (i.e. an enhancement of the teacher-learner relationship).
He speaks of 'bottom line' change in education He refers to employers who seek 1. adaptability and 2. long-term creativity as their core competencies desired in employees He compares this to British schools which carry out 'the systematic quashing of creative impulse' Given that the major world conflicts are kostly about different ways people see the world, he cites the need for education to help people 'understand their own cultural identity and those of other people' He says we still live with an industrial model of schools/education but learning is 'not a machine activity' - it is 'a creative process' Create, evolve, change - or die. That is what living organisms.do. When companies do not adapt, they die: look at Kodak which was once synonymous with photography but went bankrupt in the digital age. He reminds us that 'children are learning organisms' adding 'even in utero' To exemplify this, he asks 'you don't teach a child.to speak, do you?' He says all command and control/top down/government initiatives will fail. Instead, 'concentrate on your own micro-climate (your school, your class, etc) To evidence the natural evolution of human culture (which includes educational culture), he says 'rock and roll was not a government plan... the internet was not a government plan... human culture is essentially unpredictable'
The revolution has begun. And I agree you cannot have education without a teacher or a learner. How do these changes begin? With the teacher? But the teacher needs support and guidance, and perhaps professional developments should shift to a more personal/human experience. Students are individuals and so are teachers. There needs to be more thought put into the professional development and support for teachers.
If employers require creativity and thinking out the box and education is standardizing the individual, and quashing curiosity why do many employers hire solely on qualifications?
Economic: "We expect education to facilitate growth and stimulate our economy, yet we are still operating under systems designed to support the Industrial Revolution." Cultural: "You need a broad curriculum, not just STEM, to be able to meet our cultural goals for education: tolerance, understanding, and a sense of identity." Social: You don't restore confidence in political processes simply by talking about them; you have to mirror democratic values within education. He added, "If you design a system of education on a very narrow conception of creativity and capability, don't be surprised if not many people benefit from or participate in it." Personal: For Robinson, this is the linchpin on which the economic, cultural, and social purposes of education rely. He argues that schools need a richer conception of ability so that all students can connect with their natural aptitudes and be in their element.
Apparently, you don't know about Marshall McLuhan's famous philosophical mantra for modern times; 'The medium is the message'. Although McLuhan wrote this nearly 50 years ago, it's proven to have been prophetic because many now realize it's relevance in assessing modern satellite-assisted electronic media, potentially including new modes of teaching & learning.
corporations absolutely do not want actual 'creativity,' except at the top of the organizational chart. everyone else conforms, tracked by fitbits, mood sensors, and keyloggers. learning how to function in a soul-crushing environment is very much a part of education still. (creativity is the way out, true. but the vast majority simply won't be able to make their escape.)
Having read neither, I would suspect that "The Element" would be about a fundamental ideal, while "Finding Your Element" would be about applying that ideal on an individual level.
"You know nothing of my work. You mean my whole fallacy is wrong. How you ever got to teach a course in anything is totally amazing." Finnegan Beginagain ;)
Development isn't a historical entity that comes out of "nothingness" to please man, it is people that makes development, and it start in the "thought", which every man is born into. Wanna change school? Start by changing the mind of the children.
It is not what you learn but the way that you learn it. You can't base a learning system on exam paranoia, the bigger the threat the less you learn. See Dr Georgi Lozanov and Suggestology for the answer, anywhere on the internet.
Reread what you wrote : "An education degree does not make one better qualified to impart knowledge as compared to individuals with real word experience and knowledge in a particular subject". I completely disagree. Having a degree in education is not a guarantee of being competent. That's true in ANY field that has licensing or certification But what you fail to understand is that teaching is much more than simply knowing your subject matter. ...
Excellent. The problem is that the people who are in a position to make changes - the politicians - aren't listening. It's much easier to stick to the old paradigms.
Present certification requirements do not close the door to engineers, chemists, programmers, etc. that want to teach. But truth be told, most only do so because they are either burned out or unemployed. The private sector pays way more money. It's one of (the many) reasons why 50% of new teachers leave education after about 5 years.
Why, long ago, education's administrators thought, (?) but in any way decided that there must be 15 week terms, for example, (semesters) during which students will be taught about 5 courses. DO STUDENTS LEARN BETTER THIS WAY. How about studying a single course for 3 weeks, 3 hours teaching ped day, for a total of 5 courses in 15 weeks, off course. Has this scheme been tried. It is very possible that this 'concentration' in one subject may be proved advantageous for learning, most all, when they go to work, they do one thing, anyway.
Not that I disagree, but why is an iPad in every student's hand a revolution in education? The tool in and of itself does not bring about positive change...
During the Wisconsin teacher riots, it came out that including lavish pension benefits and other perks, that the "average" Milwaukee teacher (36 yrs old?) was making the equivalent of $100k/yr, more than architects, engineers and other professionals. Some experienced engineers or programmers who wish to teach may be 'burned out'.. so what? They can bring experience and knowledge to teach that other teachers can't match. Without an education degree, the benefits and pay are 2nd tier
Hey guys! We would appreciate if you can take some time out and answer this question: What do you think is the biggest challenge facing public schools today?
SCA Tutoring Center lack of funding, inability to attract the brightest minds into teaching, poor teacher to student ratio, too much emphasis on competition and not cooperation, not enough real life knowledge being shared (aka the curriculum is mostly geared toward dumbing down its citizens), etc etc.
SCA Tutoring Center : More funding... NO... More competition, not less. Students have to be taught it's a mean world and only the bright will make it. The value of education has to be taught. The voucher system is a must.
SCA Tutoring Center False assumptions about why East Asian countries show better math and science scores. Everyone seems to believe the numbers reported by those countries are genuine. They are not. Academic corruption is rampant right down to the kindergarten level. Their shenanigans make what happened under Michelle Rhee look good by comparison: parents handing wads of cash to teachers in the middle of the hall and in full view of students; administrators changing grades of all sorts to "save face" for their schools; state workers phoning the families of low-performing students to tell them to keep their kids home on state testing days. All this and much more. How do I know all this? I lived and taught there and know many other Westerners who have, as well. The _real_ question is, why don't the western journalists, whose job it is to check into stories like this instead of simply passing on foreign propaganda, know it as well?
The consequences of our credulity over the last two decades and our panicked attempts to catch up to the mirage that is East Asian education success has ruined public education in America. It was never top-flight but all the high-stakes testing, standardization of curriculum, micro-management of teachers and overworking of children have stamped the life out of what good things it did offer. American education journalists! HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME!!!
love his videos ..... i would say his videos on ted,s are on top and even better than many other bullshitter speakers who just talk about porns and stuff like that
All great points, but the underlying assumption that we are successfully teaching students to be analytical and competent in the STEM fields is false...
Do educators understand that education is learning? Schools and teachers should support that function!! Would anyone prefer that store employees make purchase choices for customers or let customers do it themselves? Educators have too much power!! DeptEd can't influence local decisions to even make beneficial suggestions. We are so far behind other countries because 'local control' vision rarely expands beyond local communities. "Local Control" resists outside influence as "interference".
His talk was very good, but why is giving an iPad to every student's considered to be a forward "revolution" in education? That's absurd. On-line learning with 24/7 access as both a supplement to and replacement for traditional classrooms will be a revolution. Traditional academic credentials also holds back progress in education. An education degree does not make one better qualified to impart knowledge as compared to individuals with real word experience and knowledge in a particular subject.
Even if teachers were qualified in a subject matter, and in many cases they are NOT, why limit the students to teachers with a education degree when there are many others more qualified? Your MA requirements look impressive, but the devil is in the details of the test and whether or not many exceptions are made for minority teachers who scored lower. In TX and other states, a math degree is not a prerequisite for a math teacher, just a supplementary math program. My point still stands
People need to learn to intergrate technology into their life positively. There are plenty of apps that can enhance and help you manage your day. You just have to be creative about how to use it. An iPad can certainly being about a positive change if used correctly. The same with facebook, I use facebook as my news feed by liking useful and interesting pages and blocking status whores. Thats called using facebook to your advantage
They're busy preparing their kids for tests and to comply with standards and their principals are standing over them making sure they do. This is not on teachers; this is on every one of us who, by doing nothing, have allowed this test-driven system to dominate.
... If that were true, bad lecturers would be a rare thing at the university level. Being a good teacher means knowing how to transfer your knowledge to students. That's what an education major studies in an education program and what the typical person with 'real world knowledge' lacks. Given a choice between hiring a person with a degree in (as an example) maths education versus an engineer, I'll take the person with a degree in education.
I feel like our school system watched this video, and a few others like it, and changed our curriculum to match. The freedom teachers have to educate how they want was surprising at first, then thrilling to see in action. My one son said he'd like to be a chef, so the teacher lets him choose cooking oriented projects, such as a book report on a cookbook. Then each student also gives their report orally to the class so everyone learns about each others interests.
I don't agree with his point on the education system not allowing creativity. With some subjects like maths, you need the knowledge before you can become creative and without the knowledge it's not possible, hence you need schools to give you a fundamental understanding of the subject.
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I love his speeches, and I will always be a fan even though he is gone. (R.I.P) I really hope I see the change he talks about within my lifetime.
Someone said: "Be the change you want to see in the world."
If I ever become a professor it will be because of this man!
did u?
@@martajaga1286 No I have not become professor. I like to be payed for my work XD XD
@@haoss5ice glad u didn't
You can do it my friend. You can do it.
You will have more than being paid . You will have influence.
I love this man's talks
Cydney Robinson Me too.
It's like listening to Colin Firth deliver a talk.
"People teach themselves if you create the right condition for it." This should be the mantra for every teacher.
Education needs to teach us to love ourselves and then to love others and the earth and all beings on it. The rest can follow later.
I came across this video as part of a discussion board assignment in my sociology class. Apart from the AWESOME animation (i've always wanted to illustrate/animate/draw like that), i love the way that Sir Ken Robinson explained our incorrect way of educating. I'll definitely be watching more videos.
That is why you go to college, and are awakened by a video. YOu have not learned to think for yourself. i have already come to some of the same conclusions, and more, from thinking outside the box, because I am not a slave to conventional conforming thinking as imposed by the system. You need to research for yourself, not believing any of the garbage they feed you to keep you perpetuating an evil system
@@michaelkahn8903 How do you start this type of thinking when you've been consumed by it your whole life? Where do you start with research?
I think that Mr. Robinson shares a common point of ignorance when it comes to the subject as to why people don't really go and vote anymore (8:13). It's not so much because they take democracy for granted. For most people that I know (including myself) it comes down to not knowing who and what to vote, because I don't feel my interests and needs sufficiently represented by any candidate or party that I get to choose from. Being able to raise my hand once every couple of years, and - from that point on - having no control or say over what happens with my vote, is not my idea of a democratic system.
Hans-Christian Bauer That's because, assuming you are in America, you do not live in a democratic system. You live in a Constitutional Republic.
Chris Bozeman No, we live in an oligarchy.
And I don't say this to be flippant; I truly mean it. Recent studies coming out of Princeton and Harvard (not exactly bastions of left-leaning thought) have made a very strong case for this.
+Hans-Christian Bauer I think the point he's attempting to make is that education plays a role in our civic life. Voting is the final act in a democracy. Local participation and an education in social and political movements can very much impact a generation's voting behavior thus impacting debate and candidate platforms.
Laura Bonham
I do not suscribe to the notion that education is the answer that will heal all our woes. While it is important, it is not instrumental in seeding ethical standards or social responsibility. These are values that we learn from our parents and our social environment.
Academia, media, and politics are filled with very educated people who are more than happy to withhold information - and sometimes outright lie - in order to push their own political agenda and narrative.
We can see it in how informative journalism has become the exception, not the rule. Even schools focus on teaching how to absorb pre-conceived "truths", not how to objectively evaluate information and draw your own conclusions.
On that premise, the whole idea that educated people will hold politicians to higher standards falls flat. They haven't in the past and they won't in the future.
+Hans-Christian Bauer I subscribe to what you wrote!
His talks are so relevant for the challenges that we and our children will have to face in this century. And he's such a great speaker. It's no secret for anyone anymore that schools have become almost irrelevant for the job market. They're not preparing the new generation properly for the new job market and they have to change the way they teach the subjects and even the subjects sometimes. It's a good thing that he emphasizes this with such great talent, so that maybe schools will change and graduates will feel useful for the job market once they finish their studies. Truly talented and with a great sense of humour.
Absolutely inspiring throughout. But also pockets of quotable gems.
Such as: 22:00 “Human culture is essentially unpredictable. It accumulates over the creative activities of individuals feeding off each other. That’s how organic growth happens.”
I can think of several governments and several lawmakers who work on copyright law who need to hear that.
The ideas addressed by Ken Robinson are inspiring and to my mind helpful to teachers who are concerned about their students success in the classroom.
Nerlene Sampson I really appreciate your videos.
A great man, a sad loss, someone who was not afraid to challenge the narrative, someone who gave my wife and I the inspiration to remove our children from the mainstream replacing it with a 'Self Managed Learning' College without the confines of the curriculum or age order, someone who's wisdom has rewarded us with confident, happy, critical thinking, well rounded, peer pressure free kids. Eternally grateful 🙏🏼 rest in peace
Start at minute 14: Focus on the relationship between the teacher and student. Everything else should not get in the way of that relationship. Children are learning organisms. They are born with a voracious appetite for learning. We have to focus on the process of teaching and learning. Now teaching is delivering the national curriculum. Actually, teaching is an art form. It's not enough to know your stuff. You need to be excited and you need to fuel the creativity of students, to know the point of entry. You get it by a the flipped classroom. Stop lecturing people. "Turn to your neighbor" at Harvard. You get students in groups to learn from each other. Finally Harvard has learned what every good primary school teacher does: people teach themselves under the right conditions.
If you are a teacher, you hold the tools of power in your hands. You can change this system yourself. You don't have to wait for anybody to do it.
A school is not a component. It is a living entity that develops its own culture. If you are a teacher, you are the education system. If you begin to change your practice and you concentrate on the microclimate, you affect the whole. You change from the ground up.
you are the system
"...excite people about what you know - the great gift of a teacher" - thank you.
I am on board...I am a teacher and I totally believe that children learn when they are excited to and about their learning. I really want to know and learn how to make this happen more for my children.
It is true that university actively destroys young peoples’ ability to be creative, but more horribly university passively destroys creativity by SCREENING OUT people that already possess imagination and creativity.
I judge people by there sense of humor, this guys just great^^
Fen FoFo defitly
Thank you Sir Ken Robinson.❤
Here I am studuing for my 12th grade board exams and I find that the purpose of me studying is completely contradictory to my purpose of doing so... so sad.. :'(
We all should adapt these advice of Mr. Robinson to ourselves. We all have appetite to learn new things and discover this world. Our emphatic potential (one of the talks in RSA) and educate ourselves to think with variety so we prevent ourselves to be one prejudiced self and repudiate all dogmas that we human beings created all along history. One hand we will acknowledge our identities but on the other hand we take off this identity dress, get naked! and see all people naked through their dress.
Love what Sir Ken says at the 14:24 mark, it's all about the teaching and learning and everything else is secondary!
I have so much I want to learn and i truly care about my education but school continues to fail me and makes me feel stuck. School should encourage education, not make it seem like a job or something required by law. Make kids want to learn and make school about gaining knowledge on your interests.
Kurt Vonnegut was in an interview and stated he had the most brilliant original thought and he shared it beaming with glee the person he shared it with said Spinoza already got that one 😊 kind of cute. Ken, a brilliant human being in his own right RIP another brilliant one please step forward the Cosmos calls you. ❤
All of his talks just make so much of sense.#alwaysenlightening
I agree education system needs a big change .
"..teaching is much more than simply knowing your subject matter"
Your statement is true with the acknowledgement that knowing the subject matter IS a prerequisite. In my observations and experience, an education degree often provides impediments to learning with counterproductive "solutions" like giving away free iPads, sensitivity classes, "new math", etc. These 'solutions' are emblematic of an education monopoly disconnected from reality. Btw, MANY teachers don't know their subject matter.
as a recent high school graduate, I have to say that the only thing that is important in school is that culture that it promotes and the atmosphere it creates. Our school seemed to focus primarily on sports, and most things revolved around that. However during the last two years they started rewarding standardized test scores with gifts and got class rivalry into it by offering a free lunch(allowed off campus for lunch) for the highest scoring class. This I showed us that these things matter.
(Inspired on a comment i saw here)
I hate school, but I love to learn!
Specially, I love to learn by myself while I pursue my goals.
Really enjoy your presentations. Wish one day I could present as well as you.
92 Principals disliked Sir Ken before and always, yes finally someone is seeing Education core reasons is about Learning not for $$$
Sir Ken Robinson encourages me to stand up for a revolution in the dutch education system that allready in the mid eighties was falling down and since that time hold up by a non-visionairie government.
No I am brought to court because I rescue my 17-year old daughter from the system. To prevent more harm in comming years and give her freedom to find her own way of development. I feel supported by the words of Ken Robinson and hope more people Iwill stand up for children and future generations.
Go back to the 9:45 mark; he encourages creativity and originality; if you truly have those, you'll be your own boss and your own master.
THANK YOU.
I agree with everything this man says, but what other oppertunities do we have unless we follow the system currently in place, poor people have no choice.
100% agree. Putting band-aids on a wound that needs surgery just won't cut it.
Gary Brown
You need a tiered system. Place "poor" schools in tier A, and "developed" schools in tier C, with each tier having different demands and needs. The government must make resources according to the needs of the area/school/system/student available. For example, you could make 2-3 school counselors and even a social worker available for a tier A school, where students might not have the social support they need.
But you won't make iPads available when the student, a relative or neighbour sees that iPad more as an immediate source of illegal income rather than a tool for education.
As schools develop and meet requirements to fall in a different tier, you support and supply them with such.
This is the purpose of progressive education, and critical consciousness - everything is choice , you can't simply do nothing and if you don't do anything you are poor.
I think that the point was not about the tool in and of itself; it was about the application of the tool for learning purposes (i.e. an enhancement of the teacher-learner relationship).
Men and women like this should be our leaders, not some self serving politician.
create--adapt--teaching is an art form--engage your students-good stuff!
He said his new book is to be called "Finding Your Element", about finding your passion and talent. Is that different from "The Element"?
He speaks of 'bottom line' change in education
He refers to employers who seek 1. adaptability and
2. long-term creativity
as their core competencies desired in employees
He compares this to British schools which carry out 'the systematic quashing of creative impulse'
Given that the major world conflicts are kostly about different ways people see the world, he cites the need for education to help people 'understand their own cultural identity and those of other people'
He says we still live with an industrial model of schools/education but learning is 'not a machine activity' - it is 'a creative process'
Create, evolve, change - or die. That is what living organisms.do. When companies do not adapt, they die: look at Kodak which was once synonymous with photography but went bankrupt in the digital age.
He reminds us that 'children are learning organisms' adding 'even in utero'
To exemplify this, he asks 'you don't teach a child.to speak, do you?'
He says all command and control/top down/government initiatives will fail. Instead, 'concentrate on your own micro-climate (your school, your class, etc)
To evidence the natural evolution of human culture (which includes educational culture), he says 'rock and roll was not a government plan... the internet was not a government plan... human culture is essentially unpredictable'
Education is based on people. Economy is based on people. Very important.
Such a good video, i'll share with everyone i think it will help.
The revolution has begun. And I agree you cannot have education without a teacher or a learner. How do these changes begin? With the teacher? But the teacher needs support and guidance, and perhaps professional developments should shift to a more personal/human experience. Students are individuals and so are teachers. There needs to be more thought put into the professional development and support for teachers.
If employers require creativity and thinking out the box and education is standardizing the individual, and quashing curiosity why do many employers hire solely on qualifications?
Highly recomendet talk on what desperately needs to finally change about our education systems!
It is very difficult to figure out "systematic creativity", however useful it is.
Excellent!
Economic: "We expect education to facilitate growth and stimulate our economy, yet we are still operating under systems designed to support the Industrial Revolution."
Cultural: "You need a broad curriculum, not just STEM, to be able to meet our cultural goals for education: tolerance, understanding, and a sense of identity."
Social: You don't restore confidence in political processes simply by talking about them; you have to mirror democratic values within education. He added, "If you design a system of education on a very narrow conception of creativity and capability, don't be surprised if not many people benefit from or participate in it."
Personal: For Robinson, this is the linchpin on which the economic, cultural, and social purposes of education rely. He argues that schools need a richer conception of ability so that all students can connect with their natural aptitudes and be in their element.
Thank you, Mr Robinson!
he is awesome.
When it comes to education, people are people not machines or entities.
Apparently, you don't know about Marshall McLuhan's famous philosophical mantra for modern times; 'The medium is the message'. Although McLuhan wrote this nearly 50 years ago, it's proven to have been prophetic because many now realize it's relevance in assessing modern satellite-assisted electronic media, potentially including new modes of teaching & learning.
Brilliant .... 💕💕💕💕
Wonderful talk -a clear problem and solution through rational thinking!
I think it´s a matter of priorities.
corporations absolutely do not want actual 'creativity,' except at the top of the organizational chart. everyone else conforms, tracked by fitbits, mood sensors, and keyloggers. learning how to function in a soul-crushing environment is very much a part of education still. (creativity is the way out, true. but the vast majority simply won't be able to make their escape.)
“It takes a village to educate a child" joint effort of governors, teachers, parents, local business community and business people
BRAVO!
Yes he is great.
Having read neither, I would suspect that "The Element" would be about a fundamental ideal, while "Finding Your Element" would be about applying that ideal on an individual level.
"You know nothing of my work. You mean my whole fallacy is wrong. How you ever got to teach a course in anything is totally amazing."
Finnegan Beginagain ;)
I just a bolshy student，I hate the contraint. I try to seek freedom and possimblity
this is soo true
Very Insightful.
It is excellent.
Thank you for sharing.
I´d like mexican teacher listened to you but theirs beliefs are others ones, and just that is the most difficult to change.
Development isn't a historical entity that comes out of "nothingness" to please man, it is people that makes development, and it start in the "thought", which every man is born into. Wanna change school? Start by changing the mind of the children.
RIP Sir 🙏🏼
It is not what you learn but the way that you learn it. You can't base a learning
system on exam paranoia, the bigger the threat the less you learn.
See Dr Georgi Lozanov and Suggestology for the answer, anywhere on the internet.
Reread what you wrote :
"An education degree does not make one better qualified to impart knowledge as compared to individuals with real word experience and knowledge in a particular subject".
I completely disagree. Having a degree in education is not a guarantee of being competent. That's true in ANY field that has licensing or certification But what you fail to understand is that teaching is much more than simply knowing your subject matter. ...
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Excellent. The problem is that the people who are in a position to make changes - the politicians - aren't listening. It's much easier to stick to the old paradigms.
Present certification requirements do not close the door to engineers, chemists, programmers, etc. that want to teach. But truth be told, most only do so because they are either burned out or unemployed. The private sector pays way more money. It's one of (the many) reasons why 50% of new teachers leave education after about 5 years.
Why, long ago, education's administrators thought, (?) but in any way decided that there must be 15 week terms, for example, (semesters) during which students will be taught about 5 courses. DO STUDENTS LEARN BETTER THIS WAY. How about studying a single course for 3 weeks, 3 hours teaching ped day, for a total of 5 courses in 15 weeks, off course. Has this scheme been tried. It is very possible that this 'concentration' in one subject may be proved advantageous for learning, most all, when they go to work, they do one thing, anyway.
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Not that I disagree, but why is an iPad in every student's hand a revolution in education? The tool in and of itself does not bring about positive change...
I feel like I'm watching posh Michael Caine for some reason.
Colin Firth for me
During the Wisconsin teacher riots, it came out that including lavish pension benefits and other perks, that the "average" Milwaukee teacher (36 yrs old?) was making the equivalent of $100k/yr, more than architects, engineers and other professionals. Some experienced engineers or programmers who wish to teach may be 'burned out'.. so what? They can bring experience and knowledge to teach that other teachers can't match. Without an education degree, the benefits and pay are 2nd tier
Hey guys! We would appreciate if you can take some time out and answer this question: What do you think is the biggest challenge facing public schools today?
SCA Tutoring Center lack of funding, inability to attract the brightest minds into teaching, poor teacher to student ratio, too much emphasis on competition and not cooperation, not enough real life knowledge being shared (aka the curriculum is mostly geared toward dumbing down its citizens), etc etc.
SCA Tutoring Center : More funding... NO... More competition, not less. Students have to be taught it's a mean world and only the bright will make it. The value of education has to be taught. The voucher system is a must.
SCA Tutoring Center False assumptions about why East Asian countries show better math and science scores.
Everyone seems to believe the numbers reported by those countries are genuine. They are not. Academic corruption is rampant right down to the kindergarten level. Their shenanigans make what happened under Michelle Rhee look good by comparison: parents handing wads of cash to teachers in the middle of the hall and in full view of students; administrators changing grades of all sorts to "save face" for their schools; state workers phoning the families of low-performing students to tell them to keep their kids home on state testing days. All this and much more.
How do I know all this? I lived and taught there and know many other Westerners who have, as well.
The _real_ question is, why don't the western journalists, whose job it is to check into stories like this instead of simply passing on foreign propaganda, know it as well?
The consequences of our credulity over the last two decades and our panicked attempts to catch up to the mirage that is East Asian education success has ruined public education in America. It was never top-flight but all the high-stakes testing, standardization of curriculum, micro-management of teachers and overworking of children have stamped the life out of what good things it did offer.
American education journalists! HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME!!!
Skip Michael human brain development completely disagrees with you in how a child should learn. Check out the research behind it.
An hour ago , I was concluding that u have excited me that I have a headache.
I wonder if I'm the only 16 year old here watching?
Show this to your principal
+Bubelmanen You are probably smarter than your teachers than.
Kellye Self no you are not
I wish I were here when I was 16!
love his videos ..... i would say his videos on ted,s are on top and even better than many other bullshitter speakers who just talk about porns and stuff like that
It's a matter of know-how.
This guy ... gets it.
preach!
Love it!
All great points, but the underlying assumption that we are successfully teaching students to be analytical and competent in the STEM fields is false...
Amazing!
Brilliant bravo
Do educators understand that education is learning? Schools and teachers should support that function!!
Would anyone prefer that store employees make purchase choices for customers or let customers do it themselves? Educators have too much power!!
DeptEd can't influence local decisions to even make beneficial suggestions. We are so far behind other countries because 'local control' vision rarely expands beyond local communities. "Local Control" resists outside influence as "interference".
His talk was very good, but why is giving an iPad to every student's considered to be a forward "revolution" in education? That's absurd. On-line learning with 24/7 access as both a supplement to and replacement for traditional classrooms will be a revolution. Traditional academic credentials also holds back progress in education. An education degree does not make one better qualified to impart knowledge as compared to individuals with real word experience and knowledge in a particular subject.
Bermuda would love to see Sir Ken speak on our island!
Its funny back when I was in school 5-6 years ago, I would say this all the time to my mum. Sadly she always took it as I hate learning.
Even if teachers were qualified in a subject matter, and in many cases they are NOT, why limit the students to teachers with a education degree when there are many others more qualified? Your MA requirements look impressive, but the devil is in the details of the test and whether or not many exceptions are made for minority teachers who scored lower. In TX and other states, a math degree is not a prerequisite for a math teacher, just a supplementary math program. My point still stands
kodak invented the first digital image sensor... ironically
People need to learn to intergrate technology into their life positively. There are plenty of apps that can enhance and help you manage your day. You just have to be creative about how to use it. An iPad can certainly being about a positive change if used correctly. The same with facebook, I use facebook as my news feed by liking useful and interesting pages and blocking status whores. Thats called using facebook to your advantage
They're busy preparing their kids for tests and to comply with standards and their principals are standing over them making sure they do. This is not on teachers; this is on every one of us who, by doing nothing, have allowed this test-driven system to dominate.
really interesting, I will do my part...:-)
... If that were true, bad lecturers would be a rare thing at the university level. Being a good teacher means knowing how to transfer your knowledge to students. That's what an education major studies in an education program and what the typical person with 'real world knowledge' lacks. Given a choice between hiring a person with a degree in (as an example) maths education versus an engineer, I'll take the person with a degree in education.
I feel like our school system watched this video, and a few others like it, and changed our curriculum to match. The freedom teachers have to educate how they want was surprising at first, then thrilling to see in action. My one son said he'd like to be a chef, so the teacher lets him choose cooking oriented projects, such as a book report on a cookbook. Then each student also gives their report orally to the class so everyone learns about each others interests.
I don't agree with his point on the education system not allowing creativity. With some subjects like maths, you need the knowledge before you can become creative and without the knowledge it's not possible, hence you need schools to give you a fundamental understanding of the subject.
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