Sir Ken Robinson, recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award and expert of education and creativity has released two amazingly insightful animation and narration videos concerning the current state of the educational system and what can be done to understand its strengths and weaknesses, and improve it in the future.
The first video is about 11 minutes long and well worth a watch.
RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms
If you are interested in a much more in depth narration, watch the full version of his lecture below.
Sir Ken Robinson – Changing Paradigms
Understanding how something works is the first step towards improving it. If we are ignorant of the the history and philosophy behind our education systems, we cannot hope to change it in ways that will make them more effective in our current society.