This video is totally worth taking the 12 minutes to watch. It's by Sir Ken Robinson and it discusses the current state of education in America and makes suggestions areas where it can be improved.
One of the most interesting things in the video is the notion that grouping students by their age is a mistake and that instead we should put kids in various settings based upon what's best for them. Students of varying ages may be at the same skill level in a particular subject for a variety of reasons. Some students work better in small groups, some in large groups, and some independently. We should build classes to accommodate those differences in skill levels and learning environment preferences. It seems so obvious now because that's what we do at Mary Cariola. We adapt the classrooms to the students rather than hoping the students adapt to our classrooms (like virtually all other schools do) and after watching this video I see no reason that indicates this strategy would not be successful for all students.
There are a lot of points made in this video that are worth discussing. Please share your thoughts in the comments!
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