A TED Talk by Dr Brene Brown… with whimsical animals..
Changing Education Paradigms
This is another TED talk I came across… it’s quite short and easily digestable (although it seems to end quite abruptly… there may be more somewhere.. 😀 )
Very interesting, and I agree with a lot of what he’s saying…
Our homeschooling journey has evolved over the last few years… I went through the school system (and, by and large, enjoyed it..) so my initial focus was on workbooks and standardised testing. I’ve drifted over to the unschooling side of things since then, although I still cling to “the rules” a bit 😀 .
I think, at the moment, that we should go with the best of both worlds… I agree that divergent thinking is an important trait in any educational situation – the ability to learn, to use the information given, is more important than amassing facts with no connection to reality.
Having said that, I still want my boys to learn facts! I still feel the need for some sort of structure… I don’t want them to get to graduation and realise we forgot to cover an essential subject! I can’t help thinking, though, that a lot of that is based in my fear rather than reality…
A friend posted a link to the updated Australian Curriculum… I haven’t checked it out completely, but I will find it helpful as a basic guideline..
I want my boys to –
Stay curious…
Keep an open mind..
Question!
Be able to distinguish between fact and opinion..
Be flexible..
See, experience, and explore the whole, beautiful wide world out there!
I still need to find the balance between structure and… non-structure? 😀 I think they are steadily learning each day… both in their different ways…. and, in the end, we learn/discover/grow for a lot longer than twelve school years…
Can Art Change The World?
Just had a look at a TED talk –
Perhaps not “change the world”, as such, but maybe change our perspective of the world (and thereby help us to change the world)?
I’ve heard about TED talks (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design), but never really had a proper look… I will check it out now…
There seem to be a variety of subjects from a variety of perspectives… a teensy bit of language in the above clip, if that worries you… so possibly check out talks if you’re showing them to the kids 😀
Here’s the link for the talks…
Here’s the link for the Art Project from the above clip…
1000 Fields of Roses 