TED TALK Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson talks about the revolution of education by pinpointing we need an education revolution not just small changed to the education system. That the academic system as a whole needs to be revised in order to incoorperate creativity into the school system because students now are so focused on the mechanic of learning. To only learn by memorization, dictation, and repeatition in order for the information to be remebered for the upcoming exam which they are brought up to be seen as the most important concept in learning; that is to pass the exams. The education system does not appeal to understanding a student's talent but rather getting them to accept their better off having a " reasonable" job that would provide them financial stability. However, having the typical white collared job would not allow them to enjoy doing something that wouldnt stimulate their creativity and developement. This then conforms then to be unhappy and unmotivated while on their job, the concept that students are being persuaded to throw away their thoughts about being a dancer or an artist as their dream profession. That a student's creativity is placed below their ability to solve a math problem or explain a historic war, when that should not be the case. Human beings are very diverse creatures with creative and imaginative minds that allow their world to be more than just what they can see materialistically. Creativity, should be placed on the same level as the other subjects in school such as math, english , and science. It is the way that children are taught to believe what is wrong and what is right, that they are brought up with adults telling them to strive to be a doctor rather than a starving artist. The education setting where a mind developes from youth should not be subjective to beliefs that would contain or destroy a child's dream and talent in a field just because it is being frowned upon by society.

The Fuction or Education by Jiddue Krishnamurti

After reading this article i found out the similar beliefs that i share with the author and some confusion as well. Every student that goes through the educational system with elementary , middle school , and then high school have been subjected to endless hours of the academic system. The system that categorizes the honor students and the delinquent by their behavior in class and the gpa that they have. This pushes students to be so utterly focused on the point value of their assignments and exams that then determine if they are “capable" to succeed their following school years. Since the students treat their grades being the center of attention they rely only on memorization and dictation in order for their grades to be good. They lose the appreciation of truly learning what the the subject is about, beyond the dates and the terms there is the actual realization of the history behind the development of the subject. Instead, the school system rewards the students with high achievements that thus help the school reputation because of their achievement numbers. In high school , students from an early point are taught about how a student's future occupation can impact their future lifestyle. This fear of not being able to be financially stable pushes students to major in high income fields instead of their interested occupation because of finance. Studies such as arts and dramatic theatre are majors that are looked down upon by society due to its occupants' finacial lifestyle. It is because of this outlook on occupations that lead students to avoid taking majors that they would truly enjoy but would be disapproved by their parents. There is always the fear of being a disappointment to people around them, most commonly those are their parents; so as a result they choose the job field that would satisfy the expectations of their parents. And as they continue their journey to their occupation they find themselves ten years down the road working as what other people wanted them to be. They then start to resent and regret following the path of which others wanted them to follow and wished that they just pursued their dreams. Most people when they reach this point in their life it is already too late to go back to school and try to follow the occupation of their desire, because of the setbacks they already have such as a family of their own to take care of and the risks of doing such a thing. So this endless cycle of parents making sure their child will be promised a financially well future continues when they become parents of their own and do the same thing to their own children. It is the consequences of being brave enough to follow their dreams that might let them end up risking their future because of their actions. However, if individuals continue down this path of following the road of what others want them to do then are they not just robots following other people's commands? Where is the freedom to decide what they desire to do? It is because of this cruel educational system that urges them to focus on the point value objective rather than taking the time to understand and discover the details of their studies. The traditional set up of a class room is the teacher being the authoritive figure that stands in the front while facing a group of students sitting at their desks, eyeing the teacher for information to be received. The thought that teachers will only teach and the students will only receive is not true. Anyone can be a teacher, and any teacher can be a student. Teachers can learn from their students and students can teach their teacher many things. Such as how better to improve the schooling system to better fit each individual student and helps them along with their studies. Students who get low grades are often not given options to how they can learn in a classroom; the academic system decides how the subject should be taught, at what pace, and in what setting; all within a set of rule for instructors and students to follow at their discretion. The difficult school setting then proves to be too hard for some students to handle and they are then left behind while the other students improve by the teaching method at hand. Only when we are able to provide options and changed to how academics are taught will each individual student be given a chance to improve their education.

About me !~✌️

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My name is Christine, currently 19 and a freshman in college i just graduated from James Logan High School last year in the summer. I can speak two laguages, english and mandarin fluently. I learned chinese first and learned english while watching Dora the Explorer.I'm majoring in accounting like my older brother. I didn't really have a major that i would love to be in so i just tried acccounting for the business opportunities that it would bring me and so far its going pretty good. My plan for the future is to transfer to a UC after two years and continue my studies for a MBA degree. I would love to work for a company like Google in the future. 

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