Geoff Mulgan: A short intro to the Studio School

http://www.ted.com Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, "for real."

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[meotaku2]

But surely, children will not learn the life skill of going to a place you dislike with people you despise and doing something pointless every day !

[iverson92123]

You: What school do you go to?

Me: I don't go to school, I go to studio...you've probably never heard of it.

*puts on non-prescription glasses*

[lovelplants]

yeah i think studio can help them develop

[davidhyner]

@ytxstream acquiring knowledge for its own sake? please no !!!!!.... the world needs people who APPLY their knowledge otherwise we will all end up as academics. The world needs people who do things, make things and sell things.

[GabeJPere]

@theokoustas

That's why the studio schools have a small number of pupils, kids who already know and what they're motivated to do in life. By working on something hands on, it causes them to love it even more and ensure that it is what they want in life. Best of all, it's free of charge, so if in any case the child doesn't like what they're doing, no money was wasted in tuition and no one is left in debt, unlike with many graduates from colleges in America, who are drowning in debt.

[theokoustas]

yeah.... but how do the children know what to do with there lives at a teenage age? I mean sending your children to an "engineer studio" at the age of 15-16 is in my opinion wrong.. I mean im in university know at the age of 22 and I STILL dont know if im happy with what im doing. Obviously it depends on the person but still i dont think teenagers can choose careers for the next 40 years of there life at the age of 14..other than that great idea.. finally someone stepping forward in education.

[muscleski]

Not sure about the science (lies, damn lies and statistics) and know that learning environment is deeply affect the quality of teaching. That quality is perhaps represented by some of the things Geoff is talking about here. So do we need whole new schools to achieve this or just better, more animated and passionate teachers? I'm for the latter. By the way, smaller schools is something I agree with.

[b29349]

putting community colleges in schools, Germany has been doing this for decades.

[iveco555]

This is idea is old in Britain...

[mooxim]

I want to know if it bore better results than the 14-19 diplomas.

[doloppost]

TED is going the way of Flash. Flash... you know, from Skip intro?