Sunday, May 23, 2010
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
After watching this clip and listening to Ken Robinson, two quotes stood out for me 1- "Many highly talented, brilliant, creative people think they're not, because the thing they were good at at school wasn't valued" 2- "Our task is to educate their whole being." These reinforce the importance of early childhood education, knowing that we do approach education from a holistic point of view - teaching the 'whole being' rather than separating out the different learning areas. It also reminds me to value the children's different strengths and interests. His example of the choreographer shows how easily a gift can be misinterpreted.
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Rebecca i,
Continuing to seek out theories, knowledge and evoling philosophies on schooling and educatyional envornments is always important.
Reflecting on how this imparts on your own practice is even more important- as you have done. Highlighting the importance of teaching and providing an environment as teachers that looks at the child from a holistic point of view- as capable and competent individuals.
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