Do the Math

Why did this clip move me? Why is it worth your time?

As my second year of teaching came to a close, I reflected on my successes and failures of my two years.

I have been very successful in teaching the fundamentals of Algebra, Geometry, and Probability and Statistics, but as my second year ends I AGAIN ask myself, “How much of this way of teaching numeracy should be our focus? Is this what the United States education system and my school district should be investing so much time and resources into?”

Sir Ken Robinson speaks to this question during the presentation …

Creatively Speaking: Sir Ken Robinson on the Power of the Imaginative Mind

Time: 15min 26sec