Pushing the Limits My whole life I have wanted to be the best. The best at what? I cannot to tell you. My stomach contained a fiery burn that pushed me reach the head of the pack. I wanted to be the best in class, sports, and my other hobbies, such as singing. I still feel the desire to be better than everyone else. My educational journey has revolved around stretching my limits and surpassing the depth of my knowledge. My whole life has been a competition to be the best. I would ask my teachers to give me extra work in elementary school because I never felt challenged and I wanted to learn more. When I reflect upon this moment embarrassing feelings pop into my mind. I was always a teacher’s pet. My hand shot up the fastest when an instructor posed a question and my big
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I was intrigued by life and the world in general. I sought information from my elders and teachers. As a child, I thought that my teachers knew answers to the universe. I looked up to them and saw them as a fountain of knowledge. I was a remarkably inquisitive child. I always had a question on the tip of my tongue. However, my teachers could never answer my questions. I can clearly recall being told, “Well that’s a great question. I do not know the answer. Why don’t you go ask So-and-so?” No one could answer my questions and I began to feel lost. I was just another student facing the system. This dramatically reduced my creativity. In the video RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms, the speaker addresses the decline of creativity as students become educated. In one study conducted that measured divergent thinking, similar to creativity, kindergartener scored a 98% on a divergent thinking test. As the participants grew older their ability to think differently deteriorates. Ken Robinson explains that all of us can think imaginatively, but this power deconstructs as students go receive a formal
I was intrigued by life and the world in general. I sought information from my elders and teachers. As a child, I thought that my teachers knew answers to the universe. I looked up to them and saw them as a fountain of knowledge. I was a remarkably inquisitive child. I always had a question on the tip of my tongue. However, my teachers could never answer my questions. I can clearly recall being told, “Well that’s a great question. I do not know the answer. Why don’t you go ask So-and-so?” No one could answer my questions and I began to feel lost. I was just another student facing the system. This dramatically reduced my creativity. In the video RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms, the speaker addresses the decline of creativity as students become educated. In one study conducted that measured divergent thinking, similar to creativity, kindergartener scored a 98% on a divergent thinking test. As the participants grew older their ability to think differently deteriorates. Ken Robinson explains that all of us can think imaginatively, but this power deconstructs as students go receive a formal