Ken Robinson's Changing Education Paradigms message is that today's schooling is outdated and America's educational message to students is not believable anymore. When our parents went to school they were told that if they worked hard, did well, got a college degree, then they would get a good job but today's kids aren't buying that message anymore. Robinson also states that the ADHD epidemic that the U.S. broadcasts is not an epidemic at all. It is as fictitious as saying school for students nowadays is fun and stimulating. Robinson's final message is that schools are still being run as factory lines and have not revolutionized along with America and has basically been stuck in place. I agree with Robinson's message because as a student and as a person sitting in on classroom lessons the things we are learning in school are boring and make it very hard to concentrate. My mind wonders off during these three hour lectures numerous times and i find it difficult to recount half the things I was told. I can only imagine how a 7 or 8 year old feels when they are practically forced to listen to 6 hour lectures everyday then are expected to go home and spend an additional 1-2 hours doing homework on something that drove them mentally insane for the past 6 hours. I liked everything about the Ted Talk. Robinson used illustrations along with words to get his point across and he also threw in a few jokes along the way that kept the listener interested. He stimulated multiple senses of the mind and it made it easier to follow and understand what he was trying to say.
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