Our Groups opinion of "TED: Changing Education Paradigms"
Lesley: Can see the point of not having the same age group together. We have special ed, advanced placement, but maybe that is not the best way to educate. We need to change people's outlook on school and being "held back-" that it is okay to learn with students who are not your age; the factory method of teaching was interesting.. Its good to hear other opinions, because it can help you in the future and help tweak your own opinion.
Danielle: Popping pills with not solve the problem, we need stop giving pills as a way of excuse. Everyone has their own type of learning and putting a set way for learning for children who are the same age all together can be risky. Danielle agrees the kids who have issues in class may just be bored, we need to know that all students have different strengths and weaknesses. I think as teachers our teaching techniques need to be more up to date with our society, they need to be more hands on for the students.
Brenda: Hands on work is the way. Putting students in special education classes may not be necessary for a student who may just need more attention, it can be like a punishment. Brenda likes that he used visuals in the video, he kept our attention and kept it interesting.
Lauren: This video affects me as a teacher because my it affects how I will approach my classroom someday. I want to make sure I give extra attention to students who need it, yet not take away time from the students who are ahead. I was surprised that the east coast had mainly ADHD students, was it their way of teaching?
