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Sir Ken Robinson Strikes Again
I had always considered the education reform to be changing a system that is broken (the current education system), and making changes to that system. For this reason I have never wanted to be part of the education reform since trying to fix a broken system is often a black hole for resources. Thus, I've always favored an evolution of education. I've seen the evolution of education as creating a system that shares very little with its previous ancestor, and changing into something much more pointed and powerful. However, Sir Ken in this talk says that we need a revolution, and explains it in such a way that makes me think that even an evolution has a faulty foundation, and we need a clean break. A revolution suggests doing away with the entire system that is in place, and starting anew. And I tend to agree. Maybe we need to change the tagline of this blog... This talk is much less dense idea-wise from his other famous talk, but still interesting nonetheless. Please to enjoy!
If you can succeed here...
One of the biggest tells that indicate whether a technology could effectively replace or even supplement conventional learning styles is if it is effective in areas where educational opportunities are limited or unavailable. Like India. There are many places in India where the people don't have access to schools or teachers. One man, Sugata Mitra, has been experimenting with various technologies and reports on them in this TED talk from last July.
