Much like in week 13, I appreciate the way Ken Robinson speaks about education. Even as someone who isn't empathetic at all, I understand his logic behind wanting to educate students as individuals by allowing them to pursue their own interests and explore subjects through their own unique lenses. Throughout the semester I have been faced with my own advantages as someone that is undeniably favored by the public school system and standardized tests, but in order to level the playing field I believe my advantage shouldn't have been so egregious.
I still want to know how we get the US government to believe in its students and teachers and change the education system. People have been pushing for this type of change for decades now, encouraging a move to a more fluid curriculum that allows learners to jump between disciplines, so I have a hard time believing that by speaking out against compartmentalized learning I will do anything, but it doesn't hurt to try.
The question to consider is - why have we not changed our system? Who benefits by it staying the same?
ReplyDeleteAdministrators and Universities! Unfortunately, it is largely the administrators who make decisions regarding how involved they get to be in changes to the system.
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