"Education, in a way, dislocates many people from their natural talents." -Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson provides a comedic relief in his video
Bring on the learning revolution! For as long as I can remember, people have talked about an education
reformation and how the existing system needs to be changed. In the video however, Robinson says we need a
revolution because fixing a flawed system will not improve education. We need an entirely new system! One of his examples was how someone said college starts in kindergarten. Robinson completely refutes this point. Kindergarten starts kindergarten. There is such a pressure on students today to go to college, and not everyone is made for that. There are also jobs that we need in society in which one does not need a college education. Another one of Robinson's stories was of a young guy. Robinson asked the man what he did for a living, and he replied that he was a fireman. The fireman explained that this was what he always wanted to be so school was difficult for him. As soon as he finished school, he applied to fire school and got in, and started living his dream. This story is wonderful because firemen are such an integral part of our society. Without them, life as we know it would literally go up in
FLAMES. The last point of Robinson's I will go over in this post is that teachers need to start personalizing what they are teaching to fit their students. You cannot just take the same lesson plan and teach it the exact same way for 25 years and expect it to have the same effect each time. This is something I am going to hold close to me as a future teacher. You have to adapt the information you teach each year to your new students. You may have to present it in a new way, whatever will make the information resonate with your students. All in all, Sir Ken Robinson was a delight to listen to and he shared some of his wisdom and insight into the education system. It just makes me more excited to start my future career!
Thanks for reading!
Jennah Rose
Jennah, I think you covered the topic well, great job on the blog post. I really like the way you included some of the examples stated in the talk. I agree with Sir Robinson as well, as he thinks education needs to shift from the way it has become a "fast food" type model to a more "organic/agricultural" model. Administrators and higher-ups in the business of education should think on that.
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