Ken Robinson RSA Animate Video

Is the question to change the school? Or is it to change the teachers? How about the tools and lack of technology? Could the ultimate question just be to change education? No matter which way you look at the problem, education has quickly become just that, a problem. So where do we turn our attention to now? Where is the source of this problem?

The fast growing majority of students are losing interest in school, wondering why they have to go and learn “pointless information.” I do not think the solution is teaching all new material, because lets face it that is absurd. We learn the things we do for a reason. Whether they happened thousands of years ago or not, they are essential to our education. So where do we point the finger next? The fact is every student is different and has different interests. The girl in the front center desk, fascinated by the internal organs and everything that has to do with anatomy, differs from the boy in the corner who cannot think of anything else he wants to do than proudly fight for his country in the army. Both professions are fine ones, and highly honorable, they might even meet paths at some point in time, when the nurse treats the wounded soldier. But right now they are both stuck in a classroom board as wood.
Well students love computers, why don’t we run out and buy one for everyone? Although the new idea of introducing a 1:1 system in schools is very interesting, I do not think it is the answer to the problems. Just because students are growing up in a world of technology does not mean they have to use it in school. Like I said before every student learns differently, some may become a better student from having a laptop in school all the time, while some just get headaches sitting in front of a screen for more than twenty minutes. What I am trying to get at is one solution is not going to do the trick. To solve the education problem we have it will take improvements in many fields, not just the equipment in schools. In my opinion, I do not understand what is wrong with the materials we already have in our school. The amount of money we spend every year on things we already have and work fine blows my mind. I think the number one change needed to improve education is more involvement and hands on, real life learning. Teaching material and then going out and doing it rather than taking notes every single day of the week is what I believe will make all the difference.