听A transcript of Changing Education Paradigms

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1、AtranscriptofChangingEducationParadigmsSirKenRobinson-ChangingParadigmsEverycountryonearthatthemomentisreformingpubliceducation.Therearetworeasonsforit.Thefirstofthemiseconomic.Peoplearetryingtoworkout,howdoweeducateourchildrentotaketheirplaceintheeconomiesofthe21stcentury.

2、Howdowedothat?Eventhoughwecan’tanticipatewhattheeconomywilllooklikeattheendofnextweek.astherecentturmoilhasdemonstrated.Howdoyoudothat?Thesecondthoughiscultural.Everycountryonearthonearthistryingtofigureouthowdoweeducateourchildrensotheyhaveasenseofculturalidentity,sothatwe

3、canpassontheculturalgenesofourcommunities.Whilebeingpartoftheprocessglobalization,howdoyousquarethatcircle?Theproblemistheyaretryingtomeetthefuturebydoingwhattheydidinthepast.Andonthewaytheyarealienatingmillionsofkidswhodon’tseeanypurposeingoingtoschool.Whenwewenttoschoolwe

4、werekepttherewiththestory,whichisifyouworkedhardanddidwellandgotacollegedegreeyou’dhaveajob.Ourkidsdon’tbelievethat,andtheyarerightnottobytheway.Youarebetterhavingadegreethannot,butit’snotaguaranteeanymore.Andparticularlynotiftheroutetoitmarginalisesmostofthethingsthatyouth

5、inkareimportantaboutyourself.Somepeoplesaywehavetoraisestandardsifthisisabreakthrough.Youknow…really.Yes,weshould.Whywouldyoulowerthem?Youknow…Ihaven’tcomeacrossanargumentthatpersuadesmethey’veloweredthem.Butraisingthem,ofcourseweshouldraisethem.Theproblemisthatthecurrentsy

6、stemofeducationwasdesignedandconceivedandstructuredforadifferentage.ItwasconceivedintheintellectualcultureoftheEnlightenment,andintheeconomiccircumstancesoftheIndustrialRevolution.Beforethemiddleofthenineteenthcenturytherewerenosystemsofpubliceducation.Notreally,you’dgetedu

7、catedbyJesuitsifyouhadthemoney.Butpubliceducationpaidforfromtaxation,compulsorytoeverybodyandfreeatthepointofdelivery,thatwasarevolutionaryidea.Andmanypeopleobjectedtoit.Theysaidit’snotpossibleformanystreetkidsworkingclasschildrentobenefitfrompubliceducation.Theyareincapabl

8、eoflearningtoreadandwriteandwhyarewespendingtimeonthis?Sotherewasalsobuiltintothew