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DAN PINK BLOG REACTION ([|Hyperlink]) Well, I think Mr. Pink brings up a very good question. Remodeling/creating a school that integrates the six senses would be a very cool thing to do, although it would differ largely from most other schools of today. Two of the major aspects that would have to change can be summed up into two categories, Teaching and curriculum.

In this right-brain integrated school, one of the most important aspects would be the teaching at the school. Teaching at this new school would diverge from regular, sit down and get bombarded with facts classes, and move into working both sides of the brain while learning. In history class, for example, teachers would not lecture students about the exact number of deaths, POWs and $ spent WWII took, but instead turn it into one long story. Sure, the teacher might use a few statistics in their class, but they would be used not on a test, but to drive a big idea across. Senses would be integrated into every class (Design in Science might be looking at the design of microscopic organisms). As for curriculum, I think the school that integrates the six senses will also have to integrate changes in curriculum. For example, the requirements for current "Core" subjects will have to be bumped down a bit to make room for a new addition. This new class will teach students how to use and master their six senses, and will include activities like story telling, games, and other activities aimed at building their right-brain skills.
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REACTION TO SIR KEN ROBINSON'S VIDEO

In this video, Sir Ken Robinson discusses how educasion systems of today are not recognising the arts as much as they are often put down in comparison to other core subjects. One thing he said really stuck to me, which is that parents often dismiss the arts saying "oh, well you won't become an artist/rock star/dancer/actor. On the flipside, even though only a small percentage of jobs are directly correlated with these skills, isn't it the same way with math and science, along with the other core subjects? But to save these subjects skins, parents always fight back with the same old excuse, "well, you well use these in other jobs as well. CEO's have to be good at math to make good decisions with their money" Usually us kids just sit and take it, and abandon our case for less math class, but what I want to know is don't we use the arts just like math? I mean, CEOs definatly need to have math skills to manage their money, but don't they also need to know how to make the design of their buildings efficiant, and the athestics of that building feel right to lead to greater productivity?