Ken Robinson Do Schools kill creativity?
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity
I think that Ken Robinson brings up so many good points in this video. One big point that I will take with me when I become a teacher is that the current system of education is that it prepares students for university work rather than preparing them for life. He make the point that this means that if an alien would look at our education system to try to figure out the goal he would say that the ones who"win" in education would be the ones who become university professors. Something else I find very valuable is that he mentions that there are many different types of intelligences. Therefore we need to make sure that we are targeting students different types of intelligences and make sure that we recognize the values of these intelligences. He gives the example of a professional Ballet coordinator who was diagnosed in school as being disruptive and would not be able to succeed in school. However a psychologist noticed that she loved to dance and told her mom to take her to a dance school where the student succeeded immensely. This si something that goes along very will with the idea of multiple intelligences. We need to make sure that we are cultivating these types of intelligences in our students.
Ever since I was a student I have seen that the current system of education forces students away from creative thought and makes them follow a set pattern. When I become a teacher this is one of the biggest things that I want to work on with my students and make sure that they do not lose their creativity.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity
I think that Ken Robinson brings up so many good points in this video. One big point that I will take with me when I become a teacher is that the current system of education is that it prepares students for university work rather than preparing them for life. He make the point that this means that if an alien would look at our education system to try to figure out the goal he would say that the ones who"win" in education would be the ones who become university professors. Something else I find very valuable is that he mentions that there are many different types of intelligences. Therefore we need to make sure that we are targeting students different types of intelligences and make sure that we recognize the values of these intelligences. He gives the example of a professional Ballet coordinator who was diagnosed in school as being disruptive and would not be able to succeed in school. However a psychologist noticed that she loved to dance and told her mom to take her to a dance school where the student succeeded immensely. This si something that goes along very will with the idea of multiple intelligences. We need to make sure that we are cultivating these types of intelligences in our students.
Ever since I was a student I have seen that the current system of education forces students away from creative thought and makes them follow a set pattern. When I become a teacher this is one of the biggest things that I want to work on with my students and make sure that they do not lose their creativity.