Blog Assignment #2

I thought it brilliant what Robinson said about education dislocating people from their natural talents. It does have a way of limiting individuality and creating homogeneous populations. This concept stresses the importance of teaching kids how to think, and not what to think. This is in line with his argument that education should provide the conditions for personalized development of talents and intellect. That of course is easier said than done because we all have a specific lens we perceive the world and impart on others. If anyone said he was unbiased he would be lying; that of course is my bias! Granted, as I think about this in regards to God’s word, we should all be moving into conformity; conformity into God’s ways and his yoke, which is not burdensome. When we find ourselves in Him we will truly experience who we are intended to be.
I also don’t quite agree with him when he said that we need to stop thinking linearly; look where it has brought us in the last hundred years! The technological advances we have made as of late are truly astounding! Where might we be a hundred years from now- if the Lord terries. Our students should be allowed access to and use of technology, and they should also be encouraged to think of ways to better and improve what we have now. In the sciences there are so many exciting technological breakthroughs occurring, and one of my students could be the next one to bring it about!