Is it time to transform Education ??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finland Education...

Watch this video...In Finland there is NO central curriculum policy...Teachers are well trained on the working theories and implementationThey are empowered with knowledge and given the responsibility of educating the children.The results are reflecting.DONOT forget the students start schooling at the age of 7 yrs of age. 

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5 Videos That Describe New Learning

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Our failing schools. Enough is enough!

TED talk by 

Geoffrey Canada

Who is he?

TED mentioned in his biography 

[]upon getting his degree from Bowdoin College and continuing on to a masters in education from Harvard, Canada dedicated himself to working with kids in poor neighborhoods[]

[]Meanwhile, Canada has become known nationally for his work, appearing on shows as diverse as Oprah and This American Life. The recipient of the first Heinz Award in 1994, Canada was named one of "America's Best Leaders" by U.S. News and World Report in 2005 and, in 2011, he was listed as one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.[]

what do you say??

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Of course this following video is not a TED talk...i just posted it here...
How good this girl in academics? 
Please watch before 'Ken Robinson' TED talk.

Sir Ken Robinson in TED talk... “Teacher are life blood of success of the schools ...teaching is a creative profession. But not a delivery system”
“ human beings are naturally  different and diverse”

“If you get two children or more ...they are completely different from each other”

“If you can spark of curiosity in a child, they will learn without any further assistance, very often”

“Teacher are life blood of success of the schools ...teaching is a creative profession. But not a delivery system”

“ ...in the end,  teaching is about learning, if there is no learning going on, there is not education going on”

is it not necessary to take actions right now?
Please tell....what to do and how to do.....
do not forget .. when we teachers are accountable.....
why to wait for directions from some where else?....

some more TED links....Talks for inspiring transformed-curriculum

Teachers need real feedback

TED talk by Bill Gates.

 Bill Gates suggests that "with no feedback, no coaching, there’s just no way to improve, even great teachers can get better with smart feedback"

LET us find out the ways to get a good feedback to professional improvement.

what to you say?