Educational Transformation

I thought these last two chapters of the book really got to the heart of what we need to be doing for the educational system in this country. We don't necessarily have to change the curriculum or take more standardized testing or even change our assessment strategies. What we really need an educational make-over or a transformation. I really liked the last chapter because it talked a lot about all of these schools around the world, including here, that have totally transformed the way that they have been teaching and it is working just as good, if not better then what we have been using. All throughout the book, Dr. Robinson has been telling us about famous entertainers and academics that couldn't cut it in school or just couldn't find their element. Well, through a transformation in the way schools are presenting the information may help students to find their element earlier in life AND help them learn the material that will help them on standardized tests and survival in the real world. We need to make education practical and give them informationg that can be applied to the "real world," as adults put it, and make it relevant. Students learn nothing if they can't find a way to connect it to their lives and to their passions. I really liked this book and I hope that we can pick up another book for this group that is just as good. I really hope we can take away at least some of the ideas and concepts presented in this book to make our own classrooms better and help our students reach their academic and career goals.