CHANGING EDUCATION PARADIGMS
- What did you think of the video? What were some of the main points?
- What parts of this video do you agree with? Are they instances in your educational background or experience that were represented in his presentation?
- What part of this presentation to you disagree with or have some question?
- Did this video have any impact on you as a teacher and/or learner?
- Should we consider any part of this video in terms of structuring our learning and class framework?
Emily and Chelsea
ReplyDelete1. We thought the video spoke the truth of how our education system is not really about education. The focus is placed more on money and the economy than the students' success and learning.
2. We agree with the part where the narrator said we shouldn't be drugging our kids and putting them asleep; we should be waking them up so they can see their own potential. Going through the whole system of being placed in age groups is the most significant part of the video that relates to our educational background.
3. We question why children's divergent thinking levels at their peak in kindergarten and dropped as they went through the education system.
4. As we are both going for elementary ed, this video made us notice that every student has a different way of learning and in order to get them to succeed, you must be willing to work with every learning style.
5. We should consider everything that was discussed in our videos. There are so many complaints about test scores being low when the teachers and school administration aren't taking the time needed with each student.
PS: The narrator is an awesome illustrator.
I think that student's divergent thinking is at its peak when they are so young is because they are free to use their imaginations and aren't taught to think narrow minded. Once they have gone through the education system they are forced to think that they are only a limited amount of answers or they are wrong. We are virtually teaching students that the only way to succeed and be right is to have a narrow mind.
DeleteThe video was very entertaining and funny. The main point seemed to be to expand the idea of what should be the correct way to teach children.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need to stop medicating children just to educate them. We need to stop expecting children to sit still and listen. Maybe the adult needs to sit still and listen to the child. Some of the best things come out of the mouths of kids.
I disagree with not (at least initially) separating children by age. When they are just starting school, it seems that separating by age will help the child and teacher see where the child naturally develops interests. At a later point, the children can be separated by skill or interest instead of age.
The video will continue to impact the way I think about why we do things, and to think about whether or not this is the best way to educate someone. I think that each child should be treated as an individual, even though they are part of a group.
The video makes a great point that learning expands through group work. Ideas can be bounced off of others and this leads to continued growth. Some sort of combination of individual and group work has to be balanced in the classroom so that each child can get what they need from their education. And somehow we have to find a way to keep their creativity alive while teaching them along the way.
This was group: Abury, ALyssa, Katie-Jane and Sherrie
DeleteMichael, Gabi, Kaila:
ReplyDelete1. Its an awesome video. Some of the main points were that our school system needs to evolve because we are still teaching in a factory mentality when we need to teach outside of the box. Every student learns differently so we need to teach students at the forte.
2. We agree with the entire video. Yes there were several. Because the education system has been the same since it began most of us have experienced being pushed through the system.
3. in some instances middle and high schools try to separate students into their skill levels, how could we do this in elementary schools?
4. Yes, let's lead the revolution!!!! It brings awareness to how we teach our students and how we should be teaching students.
5. Yes! If we can begin to learn this way then we will start to learn how to teach in the same way.
1.We believe that the video was nice, it had a good view point on how education is as well as how life is. Some main points are how much schools categorize students in their age rather then their intelligence. Collaboration is another point mentioned, explaining how they teach children in groups.
ReplyDelete2.We agree with the theory made of ADHD stated in the video because the class and material taught in class are boring and slow and children are not paying attention. Working in groups, mentioned in the video is another point made that we agree with because in life you are always working in a group. We have experienced the system mentioned and it is relatively similar to a factory system.
3.Seperate facilities separating boys and girls was stated to be not useful however, we disagree and think that in some situations this could be helpful for a child's education. Moreover, we agree with the video.
4. We believe that this video will help us as teachers to think about how we can change the education system and how to teach students better. Also as learners it made us open our eyes to what is really going on in the education system.
5. Yes, learning how to teach in a different style and that students don't have to conform to a certain learning situation.
Group Kasey McKinley, Miquelle Lovato, Jeremiah
Delete1) We completely agree with the video. We think some of the main points are students should not always be categorize off by age or intelligence. Also, team work is best because it allows students to learn from one another.
ReplyDelete2) We completely agree with this guy. It does exemplify how school systems are and certainly how we were treated in school. We feel that some teachers don't intentionally categorize or separate their students from one another, however it does happen and leaves students felling unmotivated to learn.
3) As far as disagreement, we have none. However, we do wonder how the school will change because it's been the same for so long. Also, how are students suppose to be sectioned if not given the standardized test or some form of testing?
4) From a future educator's stance, we feel that it's ideal to focus on a students forte or strong point of interest rather than what age they are and what group they fall in.
5) Yes, we should consider this video because we think that ADHD is overly diagnosed. Just because someone is rambunctious doesn't mean they have it, it may just mean the teacher is boring them. So, focusing on what we WANT to learn will keep our interest and in turn, we will learn more.
Group: Dao, Joi, Alicia, Amanda.
1. We thought that it was interesting and that we could relate to what the video was saying. Some of the main points were: the education system is too old and needs to be updated for the new generations. ADHD is not an epidemic and kids can't be controlled by pills, they need to be kids. The pills keep the kids focused and still but they don't make them learn.
ReplyDelete2. We agree with all of it. We agree that ADHD pills aren't a good idea for children because they don't learn. We also agree that children learn in all kinds of different ways such as with different sized groups, different paces, different times of the day, and different levels.
All three of us went to different school with different systems. Public schools are kind of ran like factories; every child has to learn the same thing and stay at the same level, even if one student is ready to move on while the rest are staying at the same level. Charter schools are different because they are smaller and they focus on each child's needs instead of a group.
3. Our group completely agreed with the entire video.
4. As a soon-to-be teacher, we will focus more on a child's individual needs instead of as a group of needs.
5. Try and focus on each individual's needs and learning abilities.
1) It was interesting and persuasive. The main points focused on education and wanting to change our social structure. The video talked about over medicating children and limiting attention spans by the use of technology.
ReplyDelete2) We agree with the fact that our children are over medicated and that the education system has failed. Our experience with the No Child Left Behind Act demonstrated that education systems has become more about standardized test taking as opposed to a quality education.
3) We disagreed with the age group part. Kids should be grouped according to age because of maturity level. Maturity and socializing is a part of development that is crucial to future social skills.
4) We didn't learn anything new but were refreshed on some of the theories and ideas of the failing education system.
5) We should definitely consider overmedication because it's such a common issue in today's society.
Ken Robinsn makes a very interesting point in this video. It was persuasive and informative. He is an out-of-the-box- thinker; many people have ideas about reforming education, but this one is the most interesting that I've heard.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that the creative capacity deadens over the years, and I, like Robinson, feel that education is part of the cause. Naturally we lose some creative capacity, but these days we retain precious little of it. Creativity is important; it is a stress-reliever, a way to answer problems, and just plain enjoyable. I think that Robinson has agreat point and that we will need to reform the education system in order to provide our countrie(s) with a good educational and economic system.
I also agreee with him on the view point of groups. I do not necessarily believe in the "traditional" classroom setup, because group collaboration can do wonderful things for the people in the groups, and it is easy to get help when in a group. However, sometimes it's necessary for a child to chose to work individually; some things are just done better solo. Also, sometimes groups can become a way for people to be irresponsible and lazy, not learning anything. Both types of settings are a good mix, in my opinion.