Wednesday, October 15, 2014

In "Changing Education Paradigms" video by Ken Robinson he speaks about how children are being taught the way they were taught 100 years ago, and it becoming a problem. I totally agree with Robinson, the education system needs to be reformed so that children in the modern world can learn without being labeled. Over the past year I have learned that there is many different ways to teach a child, there isn't any set way that a child must learn. Everyone child learns different and at a different pace, and the structure in which they teach now is not interesting to the children today. Most children in school feel like education is boring and do not look forward to attending school, and we can not blame them. It can be difficult at a young age to get distracted when learning things that do not interest you. Some teachers that received their degrees and certifications many years ago have a "set" way of teaching and are not open to trying to make the lesson interesting. Imagine having a teacher sit in front of the classroom at her desk and read from a paper an expecting you to memorize and comprehend everything he/she is saying. I know for sure I would definitely become bored. 
Also the education system quickly label students as having ADHD. Robinson speak about the medication they prescribe to these children and how it turn them into zombies. I feel that no child should be labeled because that only restricts the child more over the years. 

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