Education Law

Take a break with TED

In case you’ve never spent a little time with TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), the series of talks on their site can get you thinking.  Sometimes it’s a comedian or actor who gets into some deep thoughts about a variety of topics which surprises you, while other times they present a business leader or expert from academia who talks through some of the world’s biggest problems in less than 20 minutes. The most recent post is from Sir Ken Robinson, who devotes his talk mostly to the subject of education, and he makes some excellent points.

While we spend a great deal of time talking about education reform in the U.S., and as more news about standardized scores and results (see the Edifier’s post on NAEP results released on Friday) seem to depress even the most optimistic educator, Robinson discusses fundemental innovation that needs to occur in education.  Does that mean we need to prepare everyone for college?  According to him, no.  He talks about the “fast-food model of education” and how that may not be the best way to educate our children.  We don’t want to ruin the talk for you, but if you’re serious about working toward reform in education, this video is worth 18 minutes of your time.  But BoardBuzz says beware…these videos can become addictive.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).