Upon first seeing Sir Ken Robinson, my initial thought of him was laid back, and humorous. He used this humor to his advantage, by taking facts and putting them into jokes that many people could relate to. Mr. Robinson made many good points as he talked about education. A few statements that he made:
~ Creativity is as important as literacy in education.
~ Education is universal
~ Everyone can trace their roots back to the education system
Every person relates to education through their own life. We have all gone through the educational system; from elementary school, to middle school, high school, and hopefully college. People can relate their own stories to other's stories, because they have been through that time in their life, whether they remember it or not. I agree with these comments, as I talk to many people about education all the time. I have met so many wonderful people through education, and I have gossiped about education before too. Think about it, when you were in school, the activities of the school was what your life revolved around right? You go to school in the morning, come home in the afternoon, then spend the majority of your evening doing homework. And if you didn't procrastinate, then you would have some time at the end of the evening to do whatever you pleased. You talked about the new student teacher's learning style, the kid who sat next to you in Math who desperately needed a tutor, and you discussed the latest gym class gossip at sleepovers with your school friends. The education system has drastically effected people's lives, where intelluctual standards are graded with letters and counting the bubbles you fill in on scantrons have reached closed to a million.
You relate the roots back to that school that you attended for junior high, and the teachers who effected you so profoundly. In college people will ask you what highschool you graduated from, and you answer proudly the name of the school and the city where it's from. I hope that after you have read this that you realize how much the educational system has affected you, whether it be in a small way or on a grand scale.
Upon first seeing Sir Ken Robinson, my initial thought of him was laid back, and humorous. He used this humor to his advantage, by taking facts and putting them into jokes that many people could relate to. Mr. Robinson made many good points as he talked about education. A few statements that he made:
~ Creativity is as important as literacy in education.
~ Education is universal
~ Everyone can trace their roots back to the education system
Every person relates to education through their own life. We have all gone through the educational system; from elementary school, to middle school, high school, and hopefully college. People can relate their own stories to other's stories, because they have been through that time in their life, whether they remember it or not. I agree with these comments, as I talk to many people about education all the time. I have met so many wonderful people through education, and I have gossiped about education before too. Think about it, when you were in school, the activities of the school was what your life revolved around right? You go to school in the morning, come home in the afternoon, then spend the majority of your evening doing homework. And if you didn't procrastinate, then you would have some time at the end of the evening to do whatever you pleased. You talked about the new student teacher's learning style, the kid who sat next to you in Math who desperately needed a tutor, and you discussed the latest gym class gossip at sleepovers with your school friends. The education system has drastically effected people's lives, where intelluctual standards are graded with letters and counting the bubbles you fill in on scantrons have reached closed to a million.
You relate the roots back to that school that you attended for junior high, and the teachers who effected you so profoundly. In college people will ask you what highschool you graduated from, and you answer proudly the name of the school and the city where it's from. I hope that after you have read this that you realize how much the educational system has affected you, whether it be in a small way or on a grand scale.