First off, I have to say that this man has got to be one of the most brilliant men and speaker. I enjoy watching and listening to him, and both videos I have watched of his has got my mind beginning to turn.
I agree with everything he says.
The thing that hits me the most is when he talks about the "hierarchy" of education and how arts gets pushed to the bottom. I have been a singer my entire life, and when I wanted to do choir in high school it was not counted as a core class, even though I spent as much or more time for that class and outside of it than any of my math or language classes. I wrote my senior thesis on music education in schools and how when budgets are getting cut music needs to stay in schools, so I believe that there needs to be not a pyramid of subjects, but more a bar, where the same amount of credit is given to each subject, even those considered "not important".
Although I know that there does have to be some continuity in schools and in between students, I feel as if everyone deserves the opportunity to strength their strong points like music, sports, math and science, english, or history. For example, I was forced to put my emphasis on math and science, but I am much better at and enjoy english and history more. And I know many other students who are the same way.
Ken Robinson is brilliant, and I feel as if everyone needs to see his videos and really hear what he is saying, because he is right about ADHD, education, and most especially the future.
I agree with everything he says.
The thing that hits me the most is when he talks about the "hierarchy" of education and how arts gets pushed to the bottom. I have been a singer my entire life, and when I wanted to do choir in high school it was not counted as a core class, even though I spent as much or more time for that class and outside of it than any of my math or language classes. I wrote my senior thesis on music education in schools and how when budgets are getting cut music needs to stay in schools, so I believe that there needs to be not a pyramid of subjects, but more a bar, where the same amount of credit is given to each subject, even those considered "not important".
Although I know that there does have to be some continuity in schools and in between students, I feel as if everyone deserves the opportunity to strength their strong points like music, sports, math and science, english, or history. For example, I was forced to put my emphasis on math and science, but I am much better at and enjoy english and history more. And I know many other students who are the same way.
Ken Robinson is brilliant, and I feel as if everyone needs to see his videos and really hear what he is saying, because he is right about ADHD, education, and most especially the future.
An awesome post Kelsey - thanks for your fine insights and stories. If you want to do a sing assessment for any of our science SBGs, that would be fine! I had several people complete film-related projects for assessment - why not singing!
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