This animation of Sir Kevin Robinson's lecture is just awesome. One comment on youtube asked if there was a print of this available, and sadly it was never answered because I would definitely buy one.
Sir Kevin Robinson touches on everything from the origin of public education and it's outdated model, toand as a very visual learner I loved this animated form and how it reinforced the emotions trying to be expressed. It was interesting to hear someone connect the ADHD "epidemic" to the need for school reform. I agree that the viewpoint needs to shift from "change the kids" to "change the education". I worked with kids in a "gifted" program for a short time, between mostly working with "at-risk" kids, and oddly enough they had many overlapping issues with the education just on opposite ends of the spectrum and still many instances of ADHD. I had to take a screen shot of this image for how clearly it portrays the current state of education:
Sir Kevin Robinson touches on everything from the origin of public education and it's outdated model, toand as a very visual learner I loved this animated form and how it reinforced the emotions trying to be expressed. It was interesting to hear someone connect the ADHD "epidemic" to the need for school reform. I agree that the viewpoint needs to shift from "change the kids" to "change the education". I worked with kids in a "gifted" program for a short time, between mostly working with "at-risk" kids, and oddly enough they had many overlapping issues with the education just on opposite ends of the spectrum and still many instances of ADHD. I had to take a screen shot of this image for how clearly it portrays the current state of education:
The way he described using the student's "manufacture date" (birthday/age) as a guideline for education really resonated with me as well. My district is currently dealing with this problem, with many kids coming into our system years behind in school but past practices dictate they be put in grade level courses. It takes a lot of human work to figure out what courses a student really needs, rather than simply populating lists by age, but it is a learning process that is worth it.