What can we learn from Sir Ken Robinson?
Mr. Robinson gives this speech about creating a shift from standardized schools to personal learning that creates an atmosphere where students natural talents can be brought out and used to their advantage. He began his lecture with presenting a climate crisis. There is a climate crisis in the environment but he mentioned a different one. A climate crisis resulting in human resources by making poor use of our talents. People are not using their natural talents or they may not even know what their talents are. There are people in this world who love what they do and enjoy life; while, on the other hand, there are other people who dislike what they do and only wait for the weekend so they may have a break. Educational systems around the world are being reformed, meaning, they are improving a broken model. The educational system should not be an evolution but rather than, at this point, be a REVolution. It seems as if life at an early age is preparing for college. Some people may not be fit for college, may not want to go, or may wait a while before going. So what about for those students? When they graduate high school they need to be prepared for the next step in their journey. Discovering and building their natural talent will help them succeed in life and most importantly be happy! Instead of the educational system being standardized, it needs to be customized to occupy every students needs. If you are doing something you love, then, many hours spent seems like a very short period of time. Vis versa, if you are doing something that is not enjoyable, then, the clock seems to goes by so much slower. This is very relate-able to how students feel about school. People are opting out of education because it is not interesting to them and they are not passionate about it. Mr. Robinson finished up his lecture with stating how we need to move the educational system to an agricultural atmosphere/environment. Farmers grow their crops and nourish them. They customize to their crops needs. This is the same with students. Revolutionizing the educational system to discovering, creating, and developing the students natural talents and customize the education to and for them.
Great summary of the key points that he made during the lecture. I thought this was very insightful lecture and agreed with him on many points he made throughout the lecture. Good post.
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