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Changing Educational Paradigms
Ever since leaving school, I have been involved with educating people in some respect, whether it was coaching gymnastics, working with very challenging young people, or using the outdoors as a classroom. On many occasions I have found myself reflecting upon my own education, what worked, what didn’t, who taught me and what setting was best. In general terms, I learnt best when learning had a real life obvious tangible use and I was given opportunities to test it. This was usually with the support of a good educator (note not often a teacher!).
I have spent ages trying to capture a lot of my reflections on my education and that of the young people we work with today. In truth failing miserably, until I stumbled across this short film.
For more on the narrator Sir Ken Robinson have a read here http://www.sirkenrobinson.com/
I guess one of the biggest challenges to face educators today is that research suggests that the 60% of the jobs our children aged 5 – 8yrs old will have to not currently exist! How do we provide successful education for this?
I would love to hear your thoughts, so please feel free to comment (politely!)
Rob
Posted on 28 January 2012 | 11:30 pm
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