How did Sir Ken Robinson's talk resonate with you?
How might/might not Genius Hour support Ken Robinson's ideas about how to change education?
Sir Ken Robinson's speech was very powerful and really made a lot of sense to me. Being a senior in high school I pretty much know all of the ropes and know pretty much exactly what to expect. The worst part of school is it's boring. If a student doesn't want to be there it drastically effects their quality of work. I think what message he was trying to get across with his speech is that there needs to be a spark lit in the classroom that makes kids passion about learning. Studying and classroom activities should seem less like labor and more like creative thinking and exploration. Genius hour is just the sort of thing that Robinson was talking about and I really think it's just what we need to bring more life into our learning experience.
How could you incorporate what you saw into your own TED talk?
What kinds of ideas about presentation skills did you think about Sir Ken Robinson presented his ideas about education?
One thing that I thought was very interesting about Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk is how he grasped the audience attention. It was almost like he was talking to you personally as a friend and explaining his concern and ideas in such a passionate way. He never once found himself on a tangent and whatever he felt was important enough to share with the audience always tied back into his topic and why he was speaking about it. The sort of power that his speech had is exactly what I want to incorporate into my TED talk when I talk about my Genius Hour Project. Also, you need to be able to keep whoever it is you are speaking in front of intrigued and sometimes humor can be used appropriately to lighten the mood and engage your audience.
How might/might not Genius Hour support Ken Robinson's ideas about how to change education?
Sir Ken Robinson's speech was very powerful and really made a lot of sense to me. Being a senior in high school I pretty much know all of the ropes and know pretty much exactly what to expect. The worst part of school is it's boring. If a student doesn't want to be there it drastically effects their quality of work. I think what message he was trying to get across with his speech is that there needs to be a spark lit in the classroom that makes kids passion about learning. Studying and classroom activities should seem less like labor and more like creative thinking and exploration. Genius hour is just the sort of thing that Robinson was talking about and I really think it's just what we need to bring more life into our learning experience.
How could you incorporate what you saw into your own TED talk?
What kinds of ideas about presentation skills did you think about Sir Ken Robinson presented his ideas about education?
One thing that I thought was very interesting about Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk is how he grasped the audience attention. It was almost like he was talking to you personally as a friend and explaining his concern and ideas in such a passionate way. He never once found himself on a tangent and whatever he felt was important enough to share with the audience always tied back into his topic and why he was speaking about it. The sort of power that his speech had is exactly what I want to incorporate into my TED talk when I talk about my Genius Hour Project. Also, you need to be able to keep whoever it is you are speaking in front of intrigued and sometimes humor can be used appropriately to lighten the mood and engage your audience.