tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918212370537066365.post3933453696487416252..comments2016-03-14T12:52:05.241-07:00Comments on Leading and Learning: 98%Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04389770064196117692noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918212370537066365.post-86479984853952666902016-03-09T12:20:59.022-08:002016-03-09T12:20:59.022-08:00This topic keeps getting brought up in my life in ...This topic keeps getting brought up in my life in different conversations I have with people and I love your blog post. It's so fascinating that most kids start out so smart but we "teach" the smart right out of them. I love your second story. I hope that I can be that kind of parent some day and not just expect "one-way thinking". I want my kids to be as creative as can be. I don't want to home school because I feel like the severely miss out on the social aspect of things by doing that but I hate that there are certain ways of doing things in school. <br /><br />I really don't like that we try so hard for a grade and not an education. At the end of the day, what can we say that we've learned in college? Have we just earned a degree but no substantial knowledge to apply to the real world? There are so many things I could say on this subject. I appreciate your time writing this all out!Kelsey Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110510980923388612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918212370537066365.post-12428083980873497482016-03-07T14:46:45.459-08:002016-03-07T14:46:45.459-08:00I have thought this for so long, but haven't e...I have thought this for so long, but haven't ever found someone as passionate about this topic as I am. Schools kill creativity. I work at an elementary school. You said that "the school system is about getting the right answer." That has some validity to it, but from what I see every day, I would argue that the school system is really about learning to be quiet and follow instructions. Is that really what we want as our definition of education? Kids can do so much more than we let them. I see intelligent, talented children who spend a large portion of their time at school sitting and accomplishing nothing as they wait for the class to quiet down so the teacher can say what she has to say. What do the kids have to say? Is it possible that the teacher could learn more from them than they learn from the teacher? Is there a way that children could explore, create, and experience an education at an individualized pace and level rather than just consuming what others have already found? I could keep going, but I guess this is probably enough for one post...thanks for sharing the TED talk!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928813444745743524noreply@blogger.com