Learning to Change-Changing to Learn

I think Government, City-Council, Schools Broads, Schools Principals, [PTA-Parents-Teachers-Associat ions] As well as Corporations-Business Partners, all shall works together coincidence, to make good plans and the directions, for what is good Education for the future of American children..? Yet, I agreed with @staciejacobsen ."Not everything can be learned in school, but spelling can". A Vision of K-12 Students Today it is very important

All true what they say. But there are some 20th century skills we probably don't want to lose (handwriting, doing math without a calculator, basic understanding of how to structure a sentence, spelling, etc.) I have to laugh too when we talk about schools being behind the technology curve. Most freshmen at the high school where I teach are more skilled using a computer than a majority of our faculty. What teachers need is more paid time to collaborate and update their skills. Never enough time!

I was a `turned off child` simply because so called educators left me to my own devices. This all sounds to me like these people here are passing on there responsibility of teaching to the child. Using flowery language as they have sounds frankly a cop out.
Ik kan ook andere taalen schrijven en spreken, maar dat kwam niet van skool.
Teachers...take your classes to museums, art galleries, tach them languages...You do your job, don`t talk fancey to shift your responsibility!

I would also add that children of today may well be capable of texting and twittering or messaging eachother on social networks, however they have a new speak that debases the English language. Many children in the UK leave school unable to do simple maths.
I was educated during the mid 60`s and 70`s experimentation era and left with not one qualification. I have since discovered I have an IQ of 138, why wasn`t that noticed?

I don`t agree with everything said in this film. While I accept that change begins with an idea. I wonder what all the fuss is about. It was only some 45 years ago that television was introduced into the classroom and as childen we would all sit together and watch interesting educational programmes. It all depends on how a lesson is taught and how interesting a teacher makes it. Bring back P.E. get children to run about a field and do more sport, teach them languages.

Outstanding. A great message delivered in a compelling effective way. Thank you!

Pull your head out of your ass. Do you need evidence to know that it's raining?  Your attitude and rigidity are the problem.

This is fascinating. mr5stein notes that there is no data, and ydennek111 replies in a loutish manner. You don't need evidence when it's raining because the evidence literally pours in and makes you wet. The fact that people ask for evidence is in itself evidence that it's not like rain. I recently asked the education sales manager of a major laptop vendor for evidence of educational benefit. Her answer was that she had none at all. Is ydennek111's civility correlated with support for the video?

Dear 354ver:
It's "declarative," there's a difference between "too" and "to," and you ended a sentence with a preposition. What standards exactly have we been teaching? But more significantly, does it really matter that several words are misspelled and the sentence ends in a preposition, as all of that remains irrelevant to students unless educators make it relevant? Dusty old rules and facts can come alive taught the right way ... it's time.