This clips are inspiring and scary all at the same time! What's the message? The world has changed and education has not. Education has begun to limit students and their creativity instead of open up a world of possibilities to them. Why? Because many teachers are teaching as they were taught without taking the unknown future into consideration. I understand there's a struggle...the state is handing down requirements and tests are given to ensure students are "learning" the "right" information, but as teachers in the classroom, it's obvious that there are so many intelligent students who may not be book-smart and who will never perform to the state's standards.
It's easy to blame teachers, and while change must start within the classrooms, schools, as well as the state, must rethink the definition of intelligence and begin to encourage creativity rather than conformity!
As a parent, I cringed many times as I watched these 3 videos. How do I protect my kids' creativity as I send them off to school? How do I encourage them to learn from their mistakes rather than be embarrassed by them? I will keep Sir Ken Robinson's definition of intelligence at hand: Intelligence is diverse, dynamic, and distinct.
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