Thesis: Canadian schools are ineffective and do not cater to each student's individual needs.
Thesis: Canadian schools are ineffective and do not cater to each student's individual needs.
by Mubashra Saleem
1. Grew up in education system where the child could choose one of the two choices for careers i.e. Medicine or Engineering
2. Community Concern and National Concern
3. Education is supposed to be fun, interesting and a place where children can experiment and try new things and learn new things.
4. Education is TEACHER-DIRECTED and the education systems molds children to fit the social economy
5. Education should be CHILD-DIRECTED, and education should be to fight against social inequality.
6. Our only hope for the future is to adopt a new conception of human ecology
6.1. One in which we start to reconstitute our conception of the richness of human capacity
6.2. Our education system has mined our minds in the way that we have strip mined the earth for a particular commodity
6.3. We have to rethink the fundamental principles on which we're educating our children
7. Creativity
7.1. The process of having original ideas that have value
7.2. Often comes about through the interaction of different disciplinary ways of seeing things
8. Intelligence
8.1. Is diverse
8.1.1. Visually
8.1.2. Sound
8.1.3. Kinesthetically
8.1.4. Abstract
8.1.5. Movement
8.2. Is dynamic
8.2.1. Interactive
8.3. Is distinct
9. Based on Sir Ken Robinson's TEDTalk on "Do Schools Kill Creativity.
9.1. Mubashra's POV
10. Aminah's POV
10.1. Aminah grew up in Kuwait City, where the education system focuses more on specific mandatory subjects (math, English, Arabic, science). In addition, the students were able to take creative elective courses (such as, French language, Sewing,…) however, it was not based on the student's abilities, and skills and it the students did not give their attention or try to learn in these creative elective courses.
10.1.1. Aminah believes that it is beneficial to promote the students in developing their abilities, skills, and interests . Therefore, the school system should be changed and encourage educators to foster the student's creative abilities.
11. Iqra's POV
11.1. Iqra grew up in a city called Riyadh, Saudia Arabia where it was compulsory to take only core subjects. There was no classes which children can take to show their creativity skills or talents. Which is why I feel its very important for schools to have a balance between core subjects and creativeness where children are encouraged to show their creativity skills and talents.
12. Introduction
12.1. Everybody has an interest in education
12.1.1. It's what shapes our future
12.2. All children have talent and we squander them
12.3. Creativity is as important in education as literacy
13. Drawing lesson anecdote
13.1. little girl is drawing picture of God
13.2. teacher: "But, nobody knows what God looks like "
13.3. little girl: "They will in a minute"
14. Kids aren't frightened of being wrong
14.1. Being wrong isn't the same thing as being creative
14.1.1. But if you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original
14.2. All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. -Pablo Picasso
14.2.1. We don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it
15. Mistakes are stigmatized
15.1. In adulthood
15.1.1. Adults are scared of being wrong
15.2. in national education systems
15.2.1. we're educating people out of their creative capacities
16. Hierarchy in education systems is everywhere the same
16.1. Mathematics & Languages
16.2. Humanities
16.3. Artis
16.3.1. Art & Music
16.3.2. Drama & Dance
17. Predicated on the idea of academic ability
17.1. Education systems came into being in the 19th century
17.2. To meet the needs of industrialism
17.3. Ideals
17.3.1. Most useful subjects for work are at the top
17.3.2. Prepare for entrance in university