Ralph Waldo Emerson "Education" -
teacher's can't cripple genius
What can we DO to change
Education?
Ken Robinson "Bring on
the Education Revolution" - personalize and
naturalize education
Similarities
"Factory"
Ken Robinson "Changing
Education Paradigms" - Children
are put through education like they
are on a conveyor belt
"Industrialization"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Education" - schools teach
systematic mind
Does by changing the "factory" way
schools are run and putting an emphasis
on supporting learners passions the way
to "fix" our current education system"
Passion
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Education" - teachers should
guide you so that you can live out
your passion
Roz Chast "A Sentimental Education" - school
should let you focus on your passion and nothing
else
Differences
"Real Life" Experiences
David Foster Wallace "This is Water" -
schools need to teach patience to deal
with weekly frustrations (going to the
Super Market)
annoyance
Personalized Classroom Learning
Ken Robinson "Changing Education
Paradigms" - classrooms teach same type
of information in a more personalized way for
all students to learn ( ex: no separation by age)
Why do we have to learn any of
this?
Roz Chast "A Sentimental
Education" - should only have
to learn what you enjoy
Which type of learning atmosphere is
the best or is that dependent on the
learner?