I know that research for this video was well thought out, but who can really tell the future? No one REALLY knows what is going to happen. Researchers can guess and analyze all they want, but at the end of the day its still just a guess. According to all of their research, they make it sounds totally believable to the audience. This video makes the people who watch it really stand back and think about what is going to potentially happen to the next generation of children.
"Mr. Winkle wakes" was an eye opener. After all the years he was asleep everything, except one thing, was completely different. The jobs , the environment, and even the people, were a whole of a whole new era. If I woke up and that happened to me, words couldn't describe how I would feel. I can only imagine what was going on in his mind.
Everything except one thing was changed. That one thing were the schools. He said it was the same as in, the children were still in desks, still reading, and were still receiving the same old lectures. I think that comforted him to know that after all these years, school still has not changed. With the schools being untouched, the message the video was trying to get across was that no matter how much is now changing, education at a school will be forever available.
The third video is hilarious! This man is making light out of a possibly tough situation. Basically, he's making jokes but he's still trying to get his point across to the audience that school is discouraging children's creative side. Discouragement is definitely not what school should entail. The teachers are there to push the children, not tear them down.
Speaking of schools ruining the student's creative side, I think that is is somewhat true. As sad as that may be, its happening all over. Students are there to learn and to strive to be the best they can be. When teachers are telling them, "no that's not how we do it.." that only hurts the children. When he mentioned that no one knows what God looks, the student who was drawing it sure had a hunch of what he looked like. Good for that student to not let people put them down!
This video made a very good point to anyone who watches it. Cecilia is such a smart little girl to even think of these type of questions at such a young age. She mentions how to meet the needs of the 21st century, the guy she interviews says the curriculum is one way, I absolutely agree. Kids in this century shouldn't be learning past objectives because they probably have already been introduced to them. Kid's attention needs to be met and kept! They get bored easily, and the only way to keep that interest is having a new curriculum.
He also mentions that technology needs to be updated, which is most certainly does. If teachers aren't up to date on what's best for their students, who will push them to see what's out there? Teachers are the student's role models. That is such a hard part that teachers must part take in, after all they are the ones who are around the students the most. The Cecilia Gault's in my classroom will be challenged, I think that's the key to children like that. The child's interest must be kept, and they must be challenged in every which way to succeed!
This last video was so on point. She said that only certain types of students will succeed with pencil and paper. That is so true. Getting the students involved in twitter or blogging, is so much more exciting than just having a activity to do with paper. Children's interests change everyday, and she as a teacher is constantly looking for new ideas to expose her students to.
This teacher is such an inspiration to her students, I'm sure of that. She did mention that she is learning right along with her students. That is basically unheard of. When a student has taught her something that makes the student feel as if they and the teacher are on the same level. It also makes them feel more comfortable around the teacher. All of these videos made me think, but this last one is the one that sticks out in my mind.
Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteSir Ken Robinson is a wonderful man! I love listening to him, and reading about his viewpoints on children's potential. I am glad you enjoyed him as well!
Think about the Mr. Winkle Wakes video again. Yes, education will always be available and reliable, but shouldn't all of the wonderful technological advances make it better? Watch it again, and think more about how the fact that something needed to have changed over that 100 years. It was not good that the school was exactly the same!
Rebekah Lloyd
Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteI was also left with a what's next feeling after watching the Did You Know video. But you are right; it is just a lot of guessing. No one can really predict the future 100 percent accurately. However, this video does seem to give you a good idea of what's to come. And I also believe that kids are going to become too technologically dependent. And do not be worried about that computer being smarter than us; it still needs our brains to push the "on" button. It will not have complete control over you.
I do not think the Mr. Winkle video was saying that "education would forever be available." The video is mocking those of us behind in the technology world. Mr. Winkle represents people who do not want or like change.
In the Sir Ken Robinson video, I do not think that school is "ruining creativity." School is just not recognizing the things students do best. Meaning, school should take the thing that a child does best, and use it to help them excel in other areas of the curriculum and life. The example of the girl who was a good dancer is a perfect one. She became educated and successful through her love and talent for dancing.
In the last video, I was equally impressed with the way Ms. Davis and her students learned from one another.
Be sure you proofread carefully. Spell and grammar check does not catch everything. For instance, "its" when it should be "it's" is a common one. Try not to use too many exclamation points. And apostrophes do not emphasize that a word is plural. These are common mistakes we all make. A good way to avoid them might be proofreading out loud as if you were reading to a class. That sometimes helps me hear when something is wrong. Also, I think you need to make links for the videos in your blog. It is easy; the people at the lab did a great job helping me. Good luck Lindsey. I hope you have a great semester.