Did Sir Ken Robinson attend a PCM seminar?
Probably not..although you might think he did after watching this You Tube video.
In this animated summary of Sir Ken Robinson’s Ted Talk on the outdated education paradigm, many issues are brought up that we routinely talk about in PCM training…specifically how the industrial education paradigm seems to have been created by and for Persisters and Workaholics. Nothing wrong with that, until it systematically precludes other types from learning and succeeding – and is resistant to change, even when it’s no longer a good fit with current life conditions.
Does anyone else see the connections?
It can also be detrimental for workaholic and promoter personality types. These types can be so efficient at getting work done that the time they have remaining to work on something can be spent in a negative way. Example – Let’s say my math teacher gives me 60 minutes to work on an assignment and as a Promoter/Workaholic, i finish in 30 minutes. I am pleased at my efficiency and spend the next 30 minutes doing English homework so i don’t have to do it at home. My math teacher, a Persister, sees me as undisciplined or not wanting to follow her rules and assigns me detention. You can see where this could quickly turn into a very destructive episode.
Andrew, you really struck a chord with me. As a Promoter base, Workaholic Phase myself, in college it used to drive me crazy when teachers would assign reading, then go through the reading in class. I did my reading and came to class ready for something exciting, interesting, and engaging – the next thing! After a while I stopped coming to class because it was redundant. I came on test days, aced all my tests, and got a B in that class because of my attendance.
Thats unfortunate! I used to get in trouble in grade school for working on other classes if i got done early with my assignments. It took until the 5th grade for someone to figure out that i’d do whatever they wanted me to if they just gave me enough challenging things to do. So, my 5th grade teacher put me in the hallway and made me do extra math work. She is by far, my favorite teacher of all time!