James Greenwood

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In response to Ken Robinson

In Creative Strategies
September 28, 2017
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I love Ken Robinson, and think he makes a lot of really good points in the talk above. I think he’s right that the systems of education that I have encountered (English National Curriculum & International Baccalaureate) can squeeze out individualism, talent and passion in exchange for all students meeting mandatory minimums in the areas of knowledge & skill that policymakers believe...

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Re: digital natives

In Creative Strategies
September 22, 2017
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The digital natives thing doesn’t hold much water for me. Kids may not have the fear of technology that their elders do, but their use of technology is often just superficial – they can Facebook like a pro, but when given a practical task to do they struggle when they can’t find a tutorial for that exact task on Youtube. I don’t think it was ever really intended to be treated as a theory, but...

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