1. I can see where he is coming from, I think school really teaches the left sided brain (analytic) and not so much the right side (creative). So I agree that people need to be taught to be themselves more and be more creative. It depends on what age group he is talking about?
2. I think letting them miss school a lot is too extreme. Expecially as they get older, the child will really fall behind from missing days of school. Instead of letting them miss school, wouldn't more field trips or something, be a better idea?
3. I really disagree with the statement he makes that we don't and will not ever know how to measure what a person knows or understands. I don't see how tests, quizes, and class participation doesn't show the teacher what a student knows?
I think field trips would be a good idea. It would bring the kids into a new learning environment and give them a chance to be hands on or interact with the things they are learning about. Plus they are fun.
ReplyDeleteIn response to questions number three, I think measuring one's knowledge is objective. I think for example, if you take some one who is Autistic, they may never raise their hand to participate, or preform under the pressures of exams. But they can do large math equations in their heads, that even the best participator and the best text taker can not do. They are not stupid, clearly they can preform it's just outside the walls of typical "school measurements." There's an Albert Einstein quote I really love that applies to this, "Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
ReplyDeleteCreativity is lost within our society
ReplyDeleteOh Ben, I hope not! Though we usually associate creativity with artistry, I think being creative also means actually creating something rather than destroying it. We need to move away from strip mining (our earth and our brains) and in to cultivating.
DeleteI agree with question 3 I think that grades are the only sure way to tell how a student prepared for the class
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