Gun Control Will Not Stop Massacres
I heard of another massacre in the United States and calls for gun control. My immediate reflection was the children killed in Afghanistan and Iraq and the reality that there were few calls in the media to stop the murder of innocent people. We can look further around the world to… Continue reading
New Paradigm: Redesign Education for the Whole Person!
This is an excellent paper, 10 out of 10 for an intelligent insight into education and the closed minds that perpetuate a focus on educating for profit rather than prophets. I personally have taken the human perspective to Education and found deaf ears, as I was not answered. I saw… Continue reading
Professor Ken Robinson: Education Not Just Reformed But Transformed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/10/teaching-sats
Fertile minds need feeding
Are schools stifling creativity? Ken Robinson tells Jessica Shepherd why learning should be good for the soul
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Professor Ken Robinson on the Possibility of Creativity as Education
Professor Ken Robinson introduces the idea of creativity as a valued part of any function or profession. Creativity is important in expansion of possibilities. In truth Creativity is the highest form of intelligence.
Professor Robinson is asked why people think creativity and intelligence are two different things? This is a powerful question and one I… Continue reading
Are Universities Preparing Us For Work or Life?
This is a poem I felt inspired to write in response to the Humanities and Arts cuts at La Trobe University. I studied Peace Studies at this university and it was one of the most significant years of my life. I found out recently the Lecturer, an expert on Gandhi, retired and was not replaced.… Continue reading
Life is a Classroom Everyone Is Your Teacher
When you see people in this way you will learn to look at all experiences as something to learn rather than someone to dislike as they differ from you. When you think in this way it changes the way you feel as your feeling is positive, this is how peace anchors in the world… Continue reading