https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972 Sir Ken responses en-us 2016-07-26 01:34:33 UTC 2025-12-04 02:06:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118180717 Robinson hit the nail on the head for me when he discussed education and learning as more than just one correct or incorrect answer. It is about learning to discover and take risks while on a journey and offering opportunity for exploration for all. ]]> 2016-08-13 15:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118180717 kim_wiles https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118200985 Robinson's comment: "Most great learning happens in groups. Collaboration is the stuff of growth" matches my beliefs about education. Employability skills required for our kids include: being able to use tools (language, knowledge & technology) interactively, being able to interact in a heterogeneous group and act autonomously (Growing Success, pg. 13), as well as question, think and have good interpersonal skills. Collaborative inquiry-based learning is a means to achieve these essential work habits.  ]]> 2016-08-14 13:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118200985 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118225533 What resonated most for me was the idea that we are stuck in this rut of an ideology where you are placed in age groups as if that is based on your needs. I think of the karate classes my husband teaches. Mixed ages and abilities are in class together helping each other learn their kata and move forward to the next belt. You are not tested until the sensei knows you are ready to move forward. Age isn't really a stigma in karate. Students know each other based on rank of belt colour and respect each other for the work they are putting into their studies. It's an interesting concept for learning.]]> 2016-08-15 01:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118225533 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118269690 I think that was an incredible video and yet intimidating at the same time.  I believe that what he is saying is exactly correct but as an educator it feels intimidating as to how to break out of the old way of thinking in order to properly prepare the children of our future. I really like the thought of divergent thinking and how in kindergarten, kids are capable of thinking outside the box in essence but the further they go through school that ability decreases. I think that the best learning does happen in collaboration with others and it teaches many how to think a little deeper.  ]]> 2016-08-15 11:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118269690 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118273811 "Deep in the gene pool of public education [is the notion] that there are two types of people: academic and non-academic". One of the hardest parts of teaching grade 8 is wrapping my mind around the streaming process that my students are about to be subjected to. We are to advise the high school guidance department whether students are suited to academic, applied or locally developed classes in January of their grade 8 year. As Ken says, it has a profound effect on how my students see themselves. ]]> 2016-08-15 12:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118273811 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118340093 2016-08-15 21:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118340093 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118367974 One thing that Ken explains that I found particularly interesting was how modern students are being anaesthetized by an education that is delivered in ways that are boring and deadening. What we need to do as educators is wake up our students by using what they are interested in in interactive and modern ways. It seems like things have gone full circle because as standardized testing became more popular, so did the rates of ADHD, which was responded to with dangerous prescription drugs, when quite possibly, a change in teaching style would have met student needs more effectively. It makes me wonder about what else has been endangering student health over the years when a change of perspective would have been more appropriate and probably more efficient...]]> 2016-08-16 02:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118367974 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118369680 I was very intrigued by the study that Mr. Robinson cites regarding divergent thinking.  The study showed that 98% of a group of kindergarten-age children were geniuses at divergent thinking, but this number was much lower in the same group of children after 5 years and even lower after 10 years.  Mr. Robinson asks, "What happened to these children?"  His answer is, "They were educated."  As a primary grade teacher, my immediate reaction was - Oh no!  What am I doing to these children?  I'm not intentionally crushing their creativity, but that is what appears to be happening!  I am thinking that an inquiry based classroom is certainly a step in the right direction.]]> 2016-08-16 02:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118369680 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118484318 I love Sir Kenneth Robinson's graphics.  He is a fast, funny, articulate thinker who's ideas and creativity were not squashed at an early age. I was not surprised that Kindergarten kids came up with so many paper clip uses as we see evidence of their unbridled thinking every day. They have amazing brains that we must not squash with our well-intended agenda.]]> 2016-08-16 19:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118484318 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118484870 Sir Kenneth really does an impressive job of looking at the big picture of education, especially in terms of purpose and background. Institutions are slow to respond to change, but I think our kindergarten curriulum is really moving the thinking forward with a new focus on problem solving, creativity and innovation. I like it!]]> 2016-08-16 19:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118484870 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118499470 The most interesting part of this video for me was the concept that we put kids through school in batches, assuming that they will be successful in a standardized program because they were all born in the same year. In Kindergarten especially, with two grades in one, the diversity in experience and need is significant. Robinson has some great points about taking learners out of their comfort zone by expecting them to be alike based on age. ]]> 2016-08-16 22:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118499470 https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118568415 What stuck out the most for me was the discussion of how we are trying to educate students with old models. Sir Kenneth Robinson pointed out that students do not have a connection to the material and objectives that are based on the needs of the past. I am looking forward to learning more about how we can meet the students in our classrooms in the future where they will need to function.]]> 2016-08-17 12:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jilian_stamboli/ummdjq7gu972/wish/118568415