Sir Ken Robinson breathes life into this teacher and hopefully you too!

Today's Quote:  

This week I was sewing an outfit for my granddaughter and I had the morning news on the TV.  On the CBS morning news they had Sir Ken Robinson on and he has a new book out for families. (My daughter, Elizabeth, got to hear him in person when she was at NAU...I'm still jealous about that.)  I am posting some links in case you didn't see the morning news that morning.  Watch the video about the book on YouTube too,

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sir-ken-robinson-on-how-to-encourage-creativity-among-students/

https://www.youtube.com/user/sirkenrobinson

I am also posting the link to his TED talks.  I listen to him often to fill my teacher spirit and now my retired teacher spirit along with my advocate for children spirit.  I hope you'll listen too.  We have to advocate for what is best for all children and what we see schools offering is not always what is best for our children.

https://www.youtube.com/user/sirkenrobinson

I recommend you visit the YOUTUBE Sir Ken Robinson site and listen, laugh, and learn.  He is a wise and very funny man.  When I listen I often laugh and cry with in moments of each other and I always come away filled with renewed hope and a feeling of joy.  If you are a parent, a teacher, a grandparent, an auntie or uncle, it is worth your time.

Schools have not changed in major ways in years, but he one change that we all can see is the focus on testing that often overrides the focus on learning.  I believe the love of learning and learning how to think is above all in importance for our children.  We need blocks in primary classrooms along with ramps and pathways.  Dr. Christina Sales was in Mesa recently and reminded us how important it is to encourage learning through problem solving.  Creativity is key to problem solving.  Good creative people know that sometimes they will fail and they know that is part of the process.  Much of the school experience children have niw is that they are to be correct and that failing is not an okay thing.  

I believe we need to be vocal in our schools, to our school boards, and to our politicians that a time for big change has arrived.  Speak up and let those in charge know that it is time to do what is best for our children and what is best for children isn't teaching to the test or taking recess away for more teaching time.  

I'm going to order :

You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education

Sir Ken Robinson, PhDLou AronicaMarch 13, 2018

Penguin Random House Audio

I hope you will too and that we can talk about it over the summer.  Anyone in on a book discussion?  If you're in for a summer book discussion please reply.

Wishing you well,
Teacher Deb

Today is Friday March 22nd and my book just arrived.  I also ordered It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It by Robert Fulgum.

No one has replied or commented that they'd like to read and discuss You Your Child and School.  Am I the only Sir Ken Robinson fan?  I know there is stress about things in the district I retired from, but I know that we have to keep our spirits fed to be strong teachers who give themselves each day to the children in their care.  Did this catch you all at a bad time or are you needing something else to feed you spirit.  Let me know how to support you, that's my heart. <3

Deb