Hi all
Tuesday morning we heard Dr Yong Zhao from Oregon University.He spoke about future oriented education.He discussed the importance of preparing students for the future.He emphasized the importance of recognising and developing the child's strengths and passion.He said that we need globally minded citizens who are creative and have entrepreneurial talents.
He talks about building education on the individual strengths and not what the system thinks is important.He also added that the governments obsession with standards and statistics is driving the education system into the realm of ridiculousness and irrelevancy!
I personally think that we cannot totally do away with data (tests and scores)but what we need is a balance.Good educators will utilize the strengths of a struggling student to help them succeed. I think without data, everything becomes a guessing game.
He was indeed witty, interesting and engaging and had 100% attention of the audience.
If I have to sum up his presentation in one 2 or 3 words - it will be ,"Encourage Innovation And Entrepreneurship."
Tuesday morning we heard Dr Yong Zhao from Oregon University.He spoke about future oriented education.He discussed the importance of preparing students for the future.He emphasized the importance of recognising and developing the child's strengths and passion.He said that we need globally minded citizens who are creative and have entrepreneurial talents.
He talks about building education on the individual strengths and not what the system thinks is important.He also added that the governments obsession with standards and statistics is driving the education system into the realm of ridiculousness and irrelevancy!
I personally think that we cannot totally do away with data (tests and scores)but what we need is a balance.Good educators will utilize the strengths of a struggling student to help them succeed. I think without data, everything becomes a guessing game.
He was indeed witty, interesting and engaging and had 100% attention of the audience.
If I have to sum up his presentation in one 2 or 3 words - it will be ,"Encourage Innovation And Entrepreneurship."
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