This video is about the ever changing world that we live in. As the years go by the world becomes larger and more dependent on technology. It's crazy to think that in 2013 there will be a supercomputer that is more intelligent than the human brain. This video actually scared me a little bit. I knew the world was changing, but I didn't know that it was changing this fast! By the time that I'm my parents age, technology is going to be so different. I hope that I can keep up with the times.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
Mr. Winkle is a prime example of how some schools work. As society grows and technology changes, the schools have stayed the same. The students in this video look bored and frustrated. Students need to be placed in an environment that is stimulating and interesting. No student should feel that school is a waste of time. Mr. Winkle is old and is stuck in his old ways. He didn't want change because he didn't understand change. As teachers, we need to understand that society is constantly changing. In order to keep up with our students and give them the best education possible, we can't let ourselves stay with old habits.
The Importance of Creativity
Sir Ken Robinson, in my opinion, is an amazing speaker. His views and ideas of education astounded me. He said that the public school system is teaching children skills that will help them to get into college and to get a career in the future. What the school system has forgotten about is the fact that not all humans work well under this system. The human brain is a two sided system and the public school system is only exercising one side. Creativity is being "educated out" of students and they go through school. Robinson suggest that students need to exercise their own talents and intelligence instead of following a strict guideline that might not get them anywhere. College degrees are pretty much useless now because everyone has them; they're not special anymore. Too many students are coming out of college and not getting the job that they trained for because someone else already has it. I feel like if students were to exercise their creativity, there would be more jobs to choose from and people would be much happier with their job of choice.
A Day Made of Glass
This technology is a great devise for learning and discovering, but I fear that it may take over our lives at some point. I mean, why do I need to store the contents of my closet on a screen in order to decide on what I'm wearing for the day. As a PE teacher, this screams laziness. Also, I hope that we as humans do not lose sight of the natural world. I could look at pictures of flowers and bugs online all day, but I'll never get the true experience unless I see them in real life. Will students lose interest in the natural world when all they have to do is look it up online and get the information that they need or will this technology encourage students to go out and experience it with their other senses? These are the questions that come to me when I see this video. I guess only time will tell.
On the plus side, doctors can use this technology to make further discoveries with the human body, students will have an abundance of resources to use in their studies, and life as we know it could become easier to manage.
I just don't want to lose sight of what's real.
Hey Meredith,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to comment on one thing that you said. You say that, "Students still sit and listen to what the teacher has to say and the students try and retain whatever the teacher is teaching. It's pleasing to realize this. Because the world is changing so fast, it's comforting to know that at least one thing has stayed the same."
I must disagree with you.If the world is changing so much, then why not let teaching change along with it? We can't be stuck in the past of how things worked 100 years ago because jobs, which was touched on in the video, are changing all the time. If we can't teach our students these skills, then I'm afraid they will be left behind.
You have learned to use your links well! Great job,
Stephen Akins
"Because the world is changing so fast, it's comforting to know that at least one thing has stayed the same. " You are comforted in the fact that we are being left behind in learning, economics and politics? Wow!
ReplyDeleteListen to what Stephen has to say above.
So how do we teach students to be creative? Or can we?
"The public school system is trying to turn all students into the "ideal" student by teaching everyone the same thing the same way. " Is that comforting?
If you are going to be a PE teacher you have no other choice than to involve students in doing!
Hey Meredith,
ReplyDeleteI understand your concerns about how technology might make us "lazy", but just think about all of the positive things that we can now do because of technology.
Good job on your links and pictures!
Stephen Akins