May 4 2012: How about educational games? Attaching educational games (along the lines of John Hunter's World Peace game or Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for understanding games, etc.) to the lessons? Could that be possible in the future?
I have always loved TED but TED Ed is just ripe for future possibilities. I am wowed! I can see great potential for TED Ed to get kids in gaged in learning. Thanks TED!
Apr 27 2012: One of the most painful lessons I have faced is that my past experience with the education system does not have to equate to my ability to learn now, and in the future. And, I am not stupid; incapable of learning for the rest of my life; and doomed to the life that lack of education produces. I still struggle with this everytime I try to learn somthing new, but bit by bit I am over-coming.
My experience in school 20+ years ago was one of the most damaging things I have ever endured. When I was a little child, I believed in everything my teachers said, taught, and did. I was led to believe that these were undeniable truths, forever etched in stone. As a result, severe damage perfused through my life, touching others. I know now, that I am not alone in experiencing this. There are many horrific education stories out there. What an effect education can have on children and our world! I just wish the educators of the past knew how profound their actions really could be.
That was then, this is now, and thankfully, there are more educators out there that understand the gravity of their positions. I believe our educational system is changing for the better, reaching out to the masses, into the future, striving to create an exceptional world for all.
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I have always loved TED but TED Ed is just ripe for future possibilities. I am wowed! I can see great potential for TED Ed to get kids in gaged in learning. Thanks TED!
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My experience in school 20+ years ago was one of the most damaging things I have ever endured. When I was a little child, I believed in everything my teachers said, taught, and did. I was led to believe that these were undeniable truths, forever etched in stone. As a result, severe damage perfused through my life, touching others. I know now, that I am not alone in experiencing this. There are many horrific education stories out there. What an effect education can have on children and our world! I just wish the educators of the past knew how profound their actions really could be.
That was then, this is now, and thankfully, there are more educators out there that understand the gravity of their positions. I believe our educational system is changing for the better, reaching out to the masses, into the future, striving to create an exceptional world for all.
P.S. Thanks internet and....thank you too, TED.