Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Thoughts on Chapter 3
I have found chapter 3 to be the most directly related to educators so far. It makes me wonder if we need to rethink the direction we should be encouraging our children and students to take. Do we value MFAs as highly as MBAs? I was surprised to read that “More Americans today work in arts, entertainment, and design than work as lawyers, accountants, and auditors.” Do we know how to teach “ingenuity, personal rapport, and gut instinct?” Or are they innate abilities? If the statistics in the IQ and EQ section of the chapter are accurate and only between 4 and 10 percent of career success is dependent on IQ (as it is currently assessed), then educators need to be more creative in curriculum development and delivery to ensure our students are ready to live independent, successful lives. I look forward to reading and discussing the six senses that Daniel Pink says are indispensable in the Conceptual Age.
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The question of the MBA versus the MFA and the question of R-Directed thinking versus L-directed thinking
makes me think of the political climate in which we find ourselves! When a Democrat is president and his (or her!) ratings go down with the masses, the pendulum swings completely to the opposite side. Then when a Republican becomes president and the populus become disenchanted, the pendulum swings extremely again. It seems itis the human condition to be "extreme". The hot commodity was the Knowledge worker-Left Brain driven. Now, it's swinging to the Conceptual Age-Right brain driven...(which I'm thrilled about given I'm hoping the SASD Home and School Visitor position wouldn't be "outsourced" to India)!!! Why do we never seem to learn that "moderation" is likely the answer and that extremes only seem to make us happy for the short-term. The perfect blend really would seem to be a balance of both sides of the brain....in an effort to create "harmony', thereby creating "symphony"! How many eyes just rolled??
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