Did you know

"Did You Know"

Did you know was an interesting video. Once the movie started it immediately grabbed my attention. Before I go on you should probably know that I am a sucker for facts and statistics of any kind. So this movie was one of my favorites. The video covers facts from the populations in China to online marriages. It's quite amazing to read how far we have come from years past. The attention grabber facts for me were the facts pertaining to the education of our youth and even ourselves. One fact stated that we are preparing students for jobs that aren't even in existence yet! To read this opened my eyes to a new revelation on how to teach. I think we should try and take in everything around us that is changing, but to always remember the little things.

"Winkle Wakes"

Winkle wakes was a video based around how times have changed within the last 100 years, but how the Educational system has still remained the same. Now I understand the reason and logic behind this creative video, but I'm not totally on board with it as a whole. To say that the Education system hasn't changed is misleading. One clip of the video had Mr. Winkle himself walking into a school and seeing a computer which was "old and dusty" like it have never been used. Working in the school system for a day would show you how much we now rely on computers and other technologies. Although the video made this one error in my opinion, it was otherwise a great video.

"Ken Robinson"

Oh the wonderful creative mind. This movie was my favorite out of the bunch. Ken Robinson not only delivered an important message but was entertaining as well. I thought he was absolutely brilliant in his lecture. His perspective was that children are being shut down creatively and abstractly. If we as Educators would focus on the children as whole, instead of just the academic levels we would see an amazing turn over. Ken also pointed out that as children we all take chances, that we're not afraid of being wrong. I think the reason is because our children are taught to be afraid of being wrong. Academically speaking you always want to be right, there is no room for error, but if you were to look at it from a the creative side it would be a different story. My favorite quote was that of Picasso which simply stated that all children are born artist, the problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. So to all Educators out there let your children remain artist.

"Vikki Davis"

Comfortable with technology in the School. This video presents you with the school system as it is now, and what it is evolving into. You can not deny the fact that we are always moving forward. Vikki is a fearless teacher with a great attitude. She was under some scrutiny with other teachers who were not so happy with her "kids can teach themselves" policy. I think its innovative and a great way to learn having the students find words they didn't know, or to figure out programs together. Under Mrs. Davis program the students are able to interact with students from all over the world. Students were working on class projects, connecting and were able to broaden their communication skills. Much like this course I am in now I believe its a great way to open the door to the future, and allow us to keep moving.