Sir Ken Robinson makes some very good points. He thinks schools need to notice and focus on students' differences in order for them to be able to be creative. Students aren't all the same so therefore they don't all learn the same. We need to pay attention and accomodate to all different types of learners. He also speaks about how schools don't prepare the students to be wrong which is needed for creativity. Schools frighten them from exploring and taking chances. He says teachers need to also embrace the students' talents and not insist on them all being good at the same things.
The reading sends the general message that those in the education program can be creative and change the way education is done. Teachers can improve education by simply changing the way things are done. We need to be creative and make great change by coming up with new ideas and trying different things. While doing these things the teachers cannot give up because there most definitely will be many obstacles. When a teacher brainstorms it can create great change for the students. Teach the students lessons that they can apply to themselves, or incorporate application into any lesson. The teacher can incorporate his or her personal interests into teaching so that students realize what they learn can be applied to the real world.
If I could've told anything about myself to my high school and middle school teachers, it would've probably been that I had so many ideas but I was not good at expressing myself and speaking up. I am still somewhat like this but not as much.
I think social media tools like blogs can help students like you feel more comfortable with expressing themselves!
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