In his biography of Einstein, Walter Isaacson says “As a young student, he never did well at rote learning. And later, as a theorist, his success came not from the brute strength of his mental processing power but from his imagination and creativity. He could construct complex equations, but more important, he knew that math is the language nature uses to describe her wonders.”(Robinson, K. 2009 p. 50). As the sign below proves, we are continually trying to prevent children from experiencing the world creatively and hence are prohibiting their understanding of nature’s wonders.
A very intelligent blog. You've given me a lot to think about. Even as a mother when I see my children starting out in their education and how exciting and experimental and playful it is- and then onto secondary with it's over-emphasis on exams, study, timetables, points and so on. You wonder where did we lose it along the way. Thanks for this Siun.
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