Thing #16

Wow! I really enjoyed Sir Ken's talk. He makes a good point about creativity been taught OUT of our students. I know my own daughter would have done much better if she had been able to sing her way through school. Put anything to music and she memorizes it immediately. She writes beautiful poetry, but did her teachers ever tap into that creativity? Sadly enough, no. When I get back to my class, I will watch me students in a different light. I know I have one kiddo that can't sit still, is always sitting on his knees, and is a snap on the computer. Hmmm, I see some new opportunities there. I certainly do not want to be one of those teachers that is just a talking head as eluded to in the first video, but one who encourages creativity and student initiated learning.