Re: [xmca] 11 minute movie critiuing formal schooling

[ERIC.RAMBERG@spps.org]

Such a complicated issue.  Frustrating that it is condensed to 11 minutes 
and provides a reason for no medication.  It would be outrageous to 
suggest a diabetic stop taking insulin injections or someone suffering 
heart disease stop their medication regimen.  Is western medicine owned by 
the pharmaceutical companies?  Do some doctors give a quick fix to a 
parent pulling their hair out about a "not normal" child?  More 
complicated then a yes or no answer.  Perhaps Peter Smagorinsky would have 
time to share his experiences with formal educational processes providing 
a challenge.  I will not speak for him but I for one greatly appreciated 
his words of wisdom on the topic. 

I do know this, the brain is an organ and in some instances falls ill and 
that medication along with therapeutical strategies can provide progress 
toward success in the academic setting.

eric



From:   Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net>
To:     "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date:   12/13/2010 05:32 PM
Subject:        Re: [xmca] 11 minute movie critiuing formal schooling
Sent by:        xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu



An irony of this movie is that the format is geared to that 
Ritalin-medicated audience whose attention span is limited to an 11 
minute cartoon. But ... I watched it. There are more of them at the RSA 
website. Discussing movie clips is quite a good format for a class 
discussion, I think.

Andy

Helen Grimmett (Education) wrote:
> Thanks Andy. That's the perfect thing to stimulate discussion at my 
> next pd session with my research group of teachers, and much more 
> interesting than just listening to me say all the same things! It will 
> be interesting to hear their reactions. I suspect they presently feel 
> too much like a cog in the factory wheel to do anything different, but 
> I'm planning pd sessions for the start of next year to working on 
> changing that (particularly by using the arts) to help them feel alive 
> and creative and capable of doing something different. If our teachers 
> feel anaesthetised it's no wonder our kids do!
>
> Cheers,
> Helen
>
> On 14 December 2010 00:44, Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net 
> <mailto:ablunden@mira.net>> wrote:
>
>     Changing Education Paradigms - an animated talk. Fun and worth the
>     11 minutes it takes to watch.
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U
>     Andy
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