Sunday, March 30, 2014
Blog post #10
There are a few things that I think we can take away from Sir Ken Robinson in his presentation. While I was watching this video one thing that Sir Robinson said was to enjoy what you are doing. This I think is a great statement. He said he has seen so many people just getting by with what they are doing and waiting for the weekend. This is part of what we need to change; If we start doing the things that we love as a job then we won't work one day in our lives. I believe that I have found what I will be doing for the rest of my time and that is to teach anybody what I know and to learn on a daily basis.
The next thing that I think we can take away from Sir Robinson is that our education system does need a revolution not just a rehashing of the old way of doing things. The first steps have already been taken by teachers who embrace the PBL way of teaching. If there is a revolution we are the ones that are going to have to make it happen. I do think that our children and the students of today deserve more that what has been offered to us. A lot of schools today are only worried about funding and attendance policies so they can get that extra dollar for a student being there. This does not lead to children learning this leads to teachers and admin being mean to students about missing a day. I beleive Sir Robinson is right and we need to usher in an education revolution where we want students to learn and be happy while learning instead of worrying about faculty being upset that they didn't get that dollar for a student who happened to be sick one day.
The last thing that I think we can take away from Sir Robinson is what he said at the very end of his presentation. We need to be careful because our children lay out their dreams beneath our feet and if we are not careful we can stomp all over them. This brings to mind the story that he told of the fireman. I thought it very funny that there was an instructor that told him he was gonna be wasting his life if he followed that path only to end up saving the life of that instructor and his wife. We need to encourage our children and students to follow their dreams and reach for the stars, and if they fall down let them know that we will be there to help lift them back up to help them chase that dream.
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Hi John,
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting post and the thing I like best about it is that you have found what you want to do and that is "...teach anybody what you know and learn on a daily basis". This is great but you have to know at times it will get tough because everyone won't want to learn what you know. That is the part of learning that we do on a daily basis. We have to figure out how to connect to all students, even if that means changing our teaching style every now and then. As far as the education system needing a revolution, I say that it needs so much, it is almost worth destroying the entire system and starting over. Then, maybe, if we are not focusing on the past, we can get it right. We do need money to do this so I can't be too upset with the administration for a child missing on count day but the focus has to be on the child's well-being first and then on the numbers. Let's not treat children like they are just a number. Finally, on killing a child's dream, which can be more detrimental to them than not passing a grade level. We, as teachers, have to know that if we kill their dreams we take away their self-worth and no person wants that done to them. We, as teachers, have to be supportive even if no one else will. We may be the one string they hold on to to survive.
First off, there's a spelling error or two in your post. Secondly, I agree on needing to enjoy your work. After-all, if you're gonna' spend most of your life doing this one thing, you might as well enjoy doing it and have a little fun. Otherwise, you're just wasting your years and making yourself more miserable than needed.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful. Interesting. Well done.
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