STOP READING RIGHT NOW AND WATCH THIS CLIP!! Seriously, It will only take 12 mins.
WOW. All this issues and topics we've been discussing are basically broken down in this video.
okay....I'll recap the video...even though I'm sure you ALL watched it. ;)
The
video was created from a talk given by Ken Robinson, who is an author, speaker
and basically, he advises people on education.
In this particular clip, he starts off by saying that our education
system of today was created during the Enlightenment period as well as the
Industrial Revolution. Therefore, the
system was created to fix the issues/problems of that time. Do we still have the exact same issues of
those days?? ...Absolutely not! So why do we continue to teach our children in
the same manner? Shouldn’t we revamp our methods to prepare them for life in
today’s culture? This is the first
problem with the modern education system.
Robinson
also mentions the whole “ADHD Epidemic” (and I found it particularly interesting that
as the focus on standardized test as increased, so has the number of ADHD prescriptions….also,
as you move further and further east, ADHD diagnoses also increases…)
Basically, with this “ADHD Epidemic”, Robinson says that the youth of this day
are so stimulated by electronics (tv, games, computers, etc) when they have to
sit down in class they lose attention quickly because it’s not in pace with the
stimulation they’re used to. This leads them to boredom quicker and their
attention wanders….so parents and teachers medicate these children in order to
keep them focused on what they need to learn. Crazy.
Anyway,
I was really inspired by Robinson’s talk about these issues. He made many more points during the short
12min clip than I mentioned here…and I
can go on writing more in depth about everything he said…but, I’m
telling you, the video does a great job of explaining his opinion on the matter
(and it’s a lot more entertaining than reading my boring blog.) CHECK IT OUT if
you haven’t already watched it…or watch it again! (I watched it three times…and
I did some other research on Robinson and the issues he discussed as well….which
is the point of learning…reading up on things you find interesting.
Let
me know what you think when/if you watch this! I’m really curious on what other
people think!
Oh,
and…
Bottom Line: Our
current system of education needs revamped.
That video is very interesting, so thank you for posting it. I really liked the point he made about kids being distracted, and that it isn't ADHD but is how the media's ability to invade our minds has evolved. It's so true, I think that television has been the number one reason my grades have suffered, among other factors. Although this is a personal choice and responsibility, his point was that education needs to also evolve and rise to the occasion.
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