After completing Pink's book, I am more certain than ever that every educator should read this book. (And anyone who has an eye toward the future.) If we don't heed what he says and change what we do, we are doing our students a disservice.
I have always thought that humor is one of the surest signs of intelligence. Thinking of Jon Stewart's version of the news on the Daily Show reminds me of how intelligent he is. He needs to take the hard news and synthesize it into a humorous broadcast. I need to develop my sense of humor and help my students develop theirs. I tend to be very synical, but often in my synicism I see beyond the immediate. I think it helps me synthesize what is happening in the world and see it not as one event, but how it fits into the whole. The symphony.
Empathy is key to future jobs. Building empathy in our students is essential. Reading and discussing, role playing etc will help us develop this in our students. It is interesting to think about the role of the physician being downplayed and that of the nurse becoming more important. Our role as educator has always been empathic, but Pink does not write much about the future of education. I would like to hear his thoughts on this issue.
I think we should get together "live" sometime later this summer to share our thoughts. What do you think? I will be out of the country until July 25th but I would love to get together after that.
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Hi Laurie...I agree - many connections to education that Pink does not necessarily write about. That's what we're doing!!
We are scheduled for a face-to-face (f2f for all you IM types...) meeting to wrap things up in August. I think it's scheduled for the 21st? Look at the MLP web site and you'll see both dates....
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