Blog Assignment #10

What can we learn from Sir Ken Robinson?

     After watching the video, "Bring On the Learning Revolution", I was very interested in Sir Ken's video. He really put education, teaching, and learning into a different perspective. I agree with his talk in that education is constantly changing. We, as teachers, must also constantly change with the times. I constantly hear people talk negatively. I am sometimes guilty of that as well.  Sir Ken Robinson said that he often hears many people think they are not good for anything as well.  This is a common problem in our society. Many parents and teachers push their children and students to become someone they are not.  We can learn from Sir Ken Robinson that everyone has talents. Everyone is good at something, and everyone has something that they enjoy doing.  This is a very hard concept for some people to understand.  When I become a teacher, I will definitely try to help every student find their talent and use it to the best of their ability.

     Sir Ken Robinson explains that there are some people in the world that enjoy what they do, and some people who don't.  I agree with Sir Ken Robinson when he said that if you enjoy what you are doing, then the time will go by much quicker.  Talent is about passion, and time takes a different course if you love what you do. If you do not enjoy what you are doing, the time will seem to drag.  If you do something that you love, an hour seems to only be 5 minutes.  This even happens to me. Whenever I am doing something that I am not very interested in, the time does seem to drag.  To be happy in life, one must enjoy what they are doing.  To enjoy what you are doing, you must find your talents.  There are many people who go through their life without using their talents.  It is a struggle sometimes to find your talents, but you have to remember that humans are diverse and your talent is different than anyone else's.  Many people are constantly waiting for the weekend.  I can not tell you how many times I hear people say that they can not wait for the weekend to be here.  I am guilty of this as well. Sometimes, weekly activities seem to just get overwhelming and the weekend is relaxation.  If you find time during your week to share your talents and do things that you like, then the week would not be so bad.  I understand that we, as humans, have to endure life as it comes, and sometimes we do not enjoy everything we do at every moment.  That is fine, but if you fill your life with some things that you enjoy, then it will definitely be more fun.  Life is to short to not enjoy the ride.

     Sir Ken Robinson makes it clear that human resources have to be found.  He says that they are not on the surface.  We can learn many things from this concept.  As humans, we must go deeper into ourselves to develop our talents and create our lives. We need to push ourselves to become the best we can be.  I like how Sir Ken said that we need revolution in education rather than reform.  This is a great way to look at education in today's world.  I agree that we do not need to change education. We need to build upon what is already established, and transform it into something else.  As humans, we get into a groove of doing the same thing every day, and it is easy to take things in life for granted.  Education seems to be taken for granted in some ways as well.  Humans involved in education get so used to what they are doing and teaching, that it becomes like a fast food restaurant; just doing the same thing over and over again with no nourishing.  If we have a revolution for education and change it to an agricultural model, we can continue to add to it to help it flourish rather than change it. Just as you nourish an agriculture field, we need to nourish education and personalize it to the students you are teaching. I think that Sir Ken Robinson has a great view on an educational revolution. I hope all those involved in the field will take time to listen to this talk and continue to grow and nourish the children as well as the subject. "Tread softly because everyday children are spreading their dreams beneath our feet."