Feel Good Friday...The Future of Education

Feel Good Friday…The Future of Education

Education…I think we can all agree that we need it. The problem is we don’t necessarily agree what that education should look like. I came up in a system that rewarded the memorization of facts and events. I also was fortunate enough to learn how to learn. And this may be the most important thing...the ability to think, and reason, to extrapolate information and draw a new seemingly unconnected conclusion. On top of that we should add the ability to get along, the social intelligence needed to turn our intellect to good use for the greater good.

In the following video Sir Ken Robinson offers a very interesting solution for the future of education. Let’s face it…should we be teaching compliance or creativity, times tables or time management, historical events or historical interpretation? See it here:

http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1975

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Feel Good Friday…The Power of Virtual Connection

A few years ago Bobby McFerrin created a cd called Circle Songs. He took members of an audience and brought them on stage and had them make a particular sound or sing a phrase or note. He created songs out of seemingly disconnected noise. Celebrated composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, has taken the concept into the virtual social media world. Using his original composition, Lux Aurumque, he had over 185 people submit videos of them singing one part of the song (soprano, alto, tenor or bass). Then he connected it all up. The ordinary individual performances became an extraordinary virtual choir. See it here:

http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1958

We have the ability to connect more and in more different and interesting ways. Ways we can create our own tribes glued together by mutual interest and shared experience. What’s your tribe?

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Feel Good Friday...How do you want to be remembered?

Feel Good Friday…How do you want to be remembered?

Here is a great little movie that poses the question “How do you want to be remembered?” And poses a possible answer. It is surprisingly simple but I will let you watch it for yourself. See it here:

http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1931

Have a great day. Let your mother know you care everyday but especially on Sunday!

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John
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