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In this followup to his 2006 Ted Talk Sir Ken Robinson makes the argument that we must not settle for educational reform because this is simply changing an existing system, rather we need an educational revolution to radically change our educational system because it currenlty doesn’t work. Sir Ken Robinson states that there must be:
a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.
One can hope…
“Everyday our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly,” Sir Ken Robinson. What a powerful statement. His comments have really stirred me with conviction of my own teaching. How true is it that we treat our students more as an industry- input produces the same output. I believe his idea of schools changing to become more agricultural is appropriate. We should be nourishing the talents of our students, encouraging them to become who they were created to be. Watering and letting them grow instead of trying to conform them into our notion of what successful is.