This video was short, but very on point. It relates to education in many ways. It all starts with curiosity. Students can create their own learning and curriculum. Eventually, they become leaders. We expose students to collaborate in groups to create a product. They each learn from each other, there’s one who becomes the leader, and they work together to complete the assignment. Students are used to completing assignments for class because they have to. Educators have a curriculum to follow.
If students had to complete a task because they were interested in it, things in our schools would be much different. If educators had more freedom on what to teach, students did not have state tests as often as they do, and districts had the resources to support an idea, students would become interested in attending school. For example, High Tech High School students are creating their curriculum under the supervision of a teacher. In the book, Why School? by Will Richardson mentions about one project that a class worked on. The project was on San Diego Bay. Their final product was a book, San Diego Bay: A Call for Conservation, which contains of all their research and findings.
Students develop their own curriculum. They search what they want to learn about, what they are curious about. At the same time, they become teachers. They inform others of their new acquired knowledge.
Overall, we need to stop teaching the curriculum. We should begin discovering it with students.
If students had to complete a task because they were interested in it, things in our schools would be much different. If educators had more freedom on what to teach, students did not have state tests as often as they do, and districts had the resources to support an idea, students would become interested in attending school. For example, High Tech High School students are creating their curriculum under the supervision of a teacher. In the book, Why School? by Will Richardson mentions about one project that a class worked on. The project was on San Diego Bay. Their final product was a book, San Diego Bay: A Call for Conservation, which contains of all their research and findings.
Students develop their own curriculum. They search what they want to learn about, what they are curious about. At the same time, they become teachers. They inform others of their new acquired knowledge.
Overall, we need to stop teaching the curriculum. We should begin discovering it with students.
References
- Richardson, W. (2013). Why school?: How education must change when information and learning are everywhere. New York: Ted.
- Deegan, S. (2011, June 15). How Google's 20 Percent Time Fosters Innovation. Retrieved September 7, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtLUKc3szlQ