Rethinking Education
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A group for anyone who wants to help us develop an NTW approach to education.
Members: 140
Latest Activity: Feb 1, 2022
Our Manifesto
To act as a catalyst in creating new networks to stimulate debate across arts, education and beyond
To provide a forum to discuss education in a language that encourages fresh and innovative ideas
To develop leaders and advocates from a range of backgrounds, working throughout the whole education system
To focus on creating long-term solutions to the problems of the formal education system
To encourage cross-curricular dialogue to promote the benefits of the arts at all stages of the educational experience
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Creative Schools: what's happening out there? 2 Replies
The creative schools/ creative practitioners project has been running for about 2 school years now. I was so enthusiastic about its aims when launched at the Arts Council Wales event. I think the…Continue
Started by Bill Hamblett. Last reply by Martin Daws Apr 16, 2018.
Sharing - Rethinking Education for the 21st Century 1 Reply
http://shar.es/131gVNNesta posted this on twitter this morning. It is an article written by Naveen Jain called School's Out For Summer. It was originally posted…Continue
Started by Jain Boon. Last reply by 4elements1 May 31, 2015.
Going forward
What if there is a way to take any discussion group to impact the future, involve the group and conversation , by discussion, attitude, interaction be it voice visual impact, more engagement allows…Continue
Started by Gary Morris Feb 27, 2015.
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Comment by Angharad Lee on December 3, 2014 at 1:22
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Collaboration is the stuff of growth - Perfect. Thanks for this Gavin.
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Comment by Gavin Porter on December 3, 2014 at 0:51
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Im sure a lot of you have watch this video but for those who haven't there is plenty of food for thought
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Comment by David Evans on December 2, 2014 at 8:57
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Deeply depressing and probably true.
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Comment by Dan Lloyd (Flameholder) on December 2, 2014 at 8:53
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Isn't it to do with the difference in perception of theatre vs TV/films - if drama was called 'acting' in school more people would connect it with the films and TV they watch all the time and love.
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There was a very interesting discussion today about how can theatre engage with young people. Not an unusual question. Sport seems to have cracked it, it is embedded within education and huge numbers of people develop a love of sport while at school, it is a mainstream interest.
Children do drama at school, they are involved in school productions yet it is still somehow a minority interest. While a child can see that playing football and training hard could lead to Premiership fame, no such connection seems to be made with performing at school and hollywood fame. Why are we failing to engage young people when sport is so manifestly succeeding?
Without engaging people when they are young there will be no future audience, no theatre makers, and this industry will continue to be perceived as a minority interest. At the moment performance seems to be perceived in the UK as an XFactor route to instant easy fame. How can we communicate that Michael Sheen has had to put in the hours in just the same way that a footballer has had to, and that it is worth it and fun to do?
For an industry that is proud of its ability to communicate are we failing to engage the next generation? If we are what must we do?
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Comment by Megan Merrett on December 2, 2014 at 4:02
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Education has a real potential to really democratise arts but there are still so many ways in which the more privileged get a head start through paid for extra curricular activities.
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Excellent comments. That's the central question - what is education for?
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Comment by Bill Hamblett on December 2, 2014 at 1:28
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I remember a short performance in a major children's charity's office where we stuffed the heads of puppets with endless sheets of text and news and information till they were immobile. We were trying to explain a show we wished to make, a schools touring performance about newly arrived refugee children learning in a new country.
The cartoon also seems to represent a standardisation so they will fit in a world that has now passed. We no longer need to train for mass employment in factories as there are few left. So what is the world we need to educate for? If we educate for creativity, problem solving through thought and action, and ability to respond to change through adaptation then all we need to do is find a way for those in education to gather a personal set of ethics that can be discussed and shared.
I can't help thinking that theatre is a great way to achieve this
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Comment by Bevin Magama on December 2, 2014 at 0:37
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David's picture portrays echoes of I, Robot, automatons working for the system. I see raw materials and end-product.
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I think it fits the earlier point I made - not to be against the positives of school education but that ultimately it seeks to produce machines that work for the existing system (until automation comes to all but wipe out human labour!), rather than free-thinkers. I don't want to believe the stereotype that people in education discourage disagreement with the teachings of the syllabus but I've heard it from students too many times that it's true.
But I know that's a very general statement and I personally don't have the experience so I'd appreciate anyone else's opinion on how it is.
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