I was reading
different articles from TEDtalks when I read this title which aroused my
curiosity as it reminded me of our previous spider-web discussion on failure at
school.
Sir Ken Robinson, who
works with governments, education systems, international agencies, global
corporations and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations,
stated in You,
Your Child and School : Navigate Your Way to the Best Education, one
of his latest book : « Dance can help restore joy and stability in
troubled lives and ease the tensions in school disrupted by violence and
bullying. »
What I read is just
an extract from this book, praising the positive impact of a specific dance
program that was implemented in some schools in the USA.
One specific case
that can be seen in the article is the one of a young female student that was completely
transformed by going through this program. Indeed she changed her attitude
towards dance itself and her whole behaviour in school or at home.
It has been observed
that dancing together definitely improves the abilities to cooperate and collaborate
as well as it encouraging the notion of acceptance and respect among the
children.
For some schools that
had followed this program it was also discovered that reading skills or even
grades in maths had been improved, showing that both art and physical activity
might have a real positive impact on memory, concentration and classroom
behaviour.
Do you think that
school should focus more on dance or another form of art/physical ed in order
to improve the students’ way of learning and thinking ?
You can click on the
link below to have a broader view on the question and access the full article.
Enjoy !
Flora
Absolutely agree Flora.
ReplyDeleteKen Robinson delivered one of the best TED talks I've seen: https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity?language=en
This is another interesting video, about teaching ballet in African slums:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAufiNM3Aus