Education.. in the future.

Just wondering if anyone else out there is sitting at their computer thinking about what to blog about…

When I think about the last few weeks in this class, the class that I think has stuck with me the most was the class when Jason asked us to think about what Education will look like in the next 30 years… I remember almost being taken aback when he asked this- as for the most part- I don’t even think about the next day in comparison to 30 years from now. What shocked me even more was to think about how much technology will become an attribute to Education. I was thinking, oh no, robots are going to take over the world, classrooms will be digitalized, and there will no need for teachers to play a role as a facilitator.

However, the presentations that I viewed today from other students in my class changed my mind completely about what I think the world is going to look in the next thirty years. Yes, there will be many more technological advancements made along the way, however, like Breanne’s presentation taught me, there are ways that we can make a change for the better with empathy. The key message I took from her presentation is knowing that there are Educational changes that can be made for the better, such as allowing students to follow a self-paced inquiry project throughout their school years. This would allow for students to find something that they enjoy, and use this as a motivator to stimulate themselves intellectually.

So, what Jason taught me that day was a very valuable lesson that I will take from this course. Do not be afraid of the future. Accept it, learn from it, and use it to your advantage. Don’t shy away from new advancements- be one of those people to make a difference by using and promoting it to others.

And now for the video: I couldn’t remember if this had been one of the videos that Jason had showed us in class- however, I just wanted to post this again to allow us all to look at a more in-depth level. Ken Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Ken Robinson He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.

Link to VIDEO: http://www.ted.com/speakers/sir_ken_robinson.html