tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post7311996951126495579..comments2024-03-28T13:52:51.934+00:00Comments on Cuttings on a blog: Education and creativityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04371082850268120153noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-24843533094843356302009-06-03T20:10:46.073+01:002009-06-03T20:10:46.073+01:00Elizabeth, after I watched this video, I also star...Elizabeth, after I watched this video, I also started watching everything I found by Sir Ken Robinson, he's really an amazing person, so knowledgeable and passionate. I don't have kids, but this has really got me thinking about the kind of education I'd want to give them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371082850268120153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-41417066477039691202009-06-03T09:52:05.814+01:002009-06-03T09:52:05.814+01:00B, I want to thank you again for this post. I have...B, I want to thank you again for this post. I have been listening to Sir Robinson's case a few time now and it gives me a lot to think about. This video has led me too others and it is giving me a really wonderful time to ponder over things. Just love it when people talk with such a passion about the thing they believe in. You can see it in their movements, the eyes but most of all hear it in their voice. So thanks again. See you.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470810820417327936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-6519251723887255272009-05-29T23:53:25.379+01:002009-05-29T23:53:25.379+01:00Elizabeth, thanks so much for that link. It was a ...Elizabeth, thanks so much for that link. It was a very interesting article. He makes a good case, specially when it comes to home schooling (the other two sections are weaker). This is really interesting to me because in Spain, home schooling is illegal, and even in England it's very uncommon. <br />I think his predictions are probably too drastic, but I can definitely see where he's coming from, comparing school with the job market. This was also Sir Robinson's case, that school is based on an industrial society that has pretty much disappeared. Lots to think about indeed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371082850268120153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-50285141139102727452009-05-28T08:20:56.638+01:002009-05-28T08:20:56.638+01:00Found it.
www.reason.com/news/show/28174.html
Ha...Found it. <br />www.reason.com/news/show/28174.html<br /><br />Happy read.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470810820417327936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-16491451943054698632009-05-28T08:14:55.115+01:002009-05-28T08:14:55.115+01:00I think it is about 6 years ago but it can be long...I think it is about 6 years ago but it can be longer Dan Pink wrote a piece called schools are out. Maybe I still have it somewhere because it made me think about education a lot. I thought about sending you a copy but that is no good because it is probably written in Dutch. Maybe I can find an English version on the net.<br /><br />See you!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470810820417327936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-79204225337736692292009-05-26T15:24:10.646+01:002009-05-26T15:24:10.646+01:00i will check this out. i´m a ted.com junkie... hap...i will check this out. i´m a ted.com junkie... happy day!janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848025993329729577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-53486696156237770962009-05-26T13:44:04.302+01:002009-05-26T13:44:04.302+01:00I love this post for so many reasons. You (and th...I love this post for so many reasons. You (and the video) hit the issue right on the nose.<br /><br />I used to teach and like Polly, I found it difficult most of the times to focus on creativity...I had about 40 students on average in each class!I_am_Tulsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086202179186118183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-14963083691192119242009-05-26T09:59:41.801+01:002009-05-26T09:59:41.801+01:00Creativity seems to be the theme in blogosphere th...Creativity seems to be the theme in blogosphere this week!<br /><br />I'm a teacher and I know how difficult it is sometimes to hit the right note with the students and awake their creativity. Especially in a group of, say, 12. And also if you put too much emphasis on creativity and compromise on the theory too much you end up with the English model where students leave school and can't read...<br /><br />I haven't seen video but I'll check it out tonight!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085905065734027788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-2926913262976936742009-05-26T00:12:38.550+01:002009-05-26T00:12:38.550+01:00Great talk B and yes funny too.
Good point about t...Great talk B and yes funny too.<br />Good point about the devaluation of degrees - and so many other interesting theories. <br />A touchy subject for me (my education was so wrong on so many levels)<br />10 out of 10 for this link! :)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626169668564982685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-56061696545239564812009-05-25T20:31:55.816+01:002009-05-25T20:31:55.816+01:00When we interview interns for our company, we look...When we interview interns for our company, we look for those who answer HOW they would find an answer rather than the one that KNOWS the answer...Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365918364420231384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662407751011981579.post-44890894979250600992009-05-25T18:22:50.289+01:002009-05-25T18:22:50.289+01:00sadly, most state funded education requires the me...sadly, most state funded education requires the meeting of targets and the passing of exams, the reaching of standards, in order to 'prove' that it provides value for taxpayer funds.<br /><br />i think we will know we have reached our potential when we have smaller classrooms, better paid teachers, and children have more freedom to explore and be curious, and teachers aren't afriad to tell the truth, rather than parrot a sanitised curriculum.<br /><br />thanks for posting this :)sashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830020017743741010noreply@blogger.com