RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms
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This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award. For more information on Sir Ken's work visit: www.sirkenrobinson.com
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December 1st, 2011 - 16:21
great video but HUGELY disappointing that the audio dies at 11:08. this is a repeatable error in firefox, chrome and IE.
December 1st, 2011 - 17:20
“don’t let schooling interfere with your education” Mark Twain
December 1st, 2011 - 17:35
@FloydIV Exactly.
December 1st, 2011 - 18:21
@spiritprofessor Over 25,000 thousands.
December 1st, 2011 - 18:29
@Npowell01 Sorry you have missed the point.
Research shows (please read the book) that we are not very good at thinking.
We can only keep ,say seven different things in working memory at a time…If you want to appreciate, to think critically, we need lots of stuff in long term memory that we can recall with ease.
Often we just blurt out an answer or an opinion without thinking through what we are about to say.
Why ? because it is easier…
As Willingham says, thinking is hard…..
December 1st, 2011 - 19:12
it’s all about cash, ain’t about you or me no more.
December 1st, 2011 - 19:29
@steamerwon
That’s right, just do,do, do, so we can all be “initiates” in a society where what is considered the most admirable of all behaviors is that which is automatic, apathetic and accompanied by no realizations of any kind.
Yes, we get it. With regards to efficiency, having to “think things out” is bad. But with regards to happiness, trying to put everything in a neat little box and make it do something X number of times so it can “perform its assigned role better” is also bad.
December 1st, 2011 - 20:14
@tablatom if only you’d listened to your teacher on the differences between “your” and “you’re” before you decided they were useless.
December 1st, 2011 - 21:03
@camirui “the brain is not designed for thinking. It’s designed to save you from having to think , because the brain is actually not very good at thinking. Thinking is slow and unreliable” From “Why don’t students like school” by Daniel Willingham (a cognitive scientist).p3
Good teachers would teach strategies that help students to “think” more efficiently e.g. continuing practice and revision, mnemonics, chunking facts, reading widely, etc.
Above all practice. and practice.
December 1st, 2011 - 21:52
How many uses are there with the use of Cannabis?
December 1st, 2011 - 21:58
So showing this to my principal!
December 1st, 2011 - 22:08
@TheAbsentmonded consumerism fucked up the world. And that’s it.
December 1st, 2011 - 22:54
@steamerwon “does not have to think”??? As far as experts say, “image interpretation”and “problem solving” are part of human thinking. As in Linguistics, which deals with the automacity of language production. The fact that our brain works so fast that in appears to be independent doesn’t mean that’s not THINKING.
Actually, that is the key concept in aparadigm in where KNOWLEDGE is asimilated by inmersion, not practice.
December 1st, 2011 - 23:36
I have ADHD. And I’m forced to do what the education system requires, but Im so gifted in so many intellectual aspects of the world.
December 1st, 2011 - 23:49
Research shows that the brain is designed so that is does not have to think…e.g. interpreting images on our retina, solving complex math problems are/and can become automatic.
…we only have a small working memory .
..facts/procedures in long term memory become automatic with lots of practice .
….we can then use our limited working memory space to think/create…….
Experts spend a lot of time practicing and this is why they are experts…
Sir Ken ignores how our brain functions/ learns.
December 2nd, 2011 - 00:42
@TheAbsentmonded Conclusion?
The answer is:
“There is not an ultimate solution for education. Find best way for your kid”
Opposite to that is now:
“Central planed education for everyone. One size fits all.”
December 2nd, 2011 - 01:31
this is brilliant! BUT, to watch it we need visual stimulation. why? becuase weve been educated and distracted all our lives!!
December 2nd, 2011 - 02:15
Anyone can helps me??
write summary or conclusion for me pls.
December 2nd, 2011 - 03:01
This is incredible. I agree with all of this without question.
December 2nd, 2011 - 03:49
anyone see the hearts at 1:19, lols
December 2nd, 2011 - 04:08
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December 2nd, 2011 - 04:15
Amazed by the art yet keep nodding on its viewpoints. great!
December 2nd, 2011 - 04:51
WE need to put effort in being happy, finding your talents and making sure you will help discover your child’s talents.. The education system should be focussed one every single child, letting them explore everything and helping them finding what their talents are, then the economy will flourish since every human being is doing what he/she likes to do and is happy with his/her life!
December 2nd, 2011 - 05:45
a mother has a connection with her child, she knows wherever she is, if her child is not doing fine.
Why do we assume that this connection only works one way?
Lot of kids get drugged for adhd but maybe a large part of them is so busy, cause they are feeling all the emotions of their parents
and they got no clue how to deal with those..
December 2nd, 2011 - 06:21
watched this for our group!!!