Blog Post #4: After watching Ken Robinson's TED Talk about education, express your thoughts on how his views do/do not relate to the concept of Genius Hour. What about Ken Robinson's views do you agree/disagree with?
After watching the video I realize that I agree with a lot of what he says. Ken Robinson is trying to convince schools to lean away from standardized tests. He believes the dropout rate can be erased. Every kid who drops out has a reason. Most reasons are lack of interest or belief of the education not paying off. If teachers actually started inspiring curiosity and interest, instead of merely transferring general information, students would stop seeing school as a waste of time. This is the basis behind the idea of genius hour. Genius hour is designed to inspire this curiosity without forcing any specific material onto students and letting them explore their own educational interests.