http://www.ted.com/talks/ramsey_musallam_3_rules_to_spark_learning.html
"But if we as educators leave behind this simple role as disseminators of content and embrace a new paradigm as cultivators of curiosity and inquiry, we just might bring a little bit more meaning to their school day, and spark their imagination."
This video is a great watch for anyone considering a career in public education. Musallam pleads the case for teachers to find ways to get students actively engaged with the material they are supposed to be learning- to teach them to ask questions and be curious about the world around them. Asking questions (even tough ones) is the only way to really understand the universe and our place in it.
I'll spare you the diatribe that much of the education in the US has been reduced to little more than rote preparation for standardized tests, there are plenty of those articles out in the internet these days. There are lots of ideas on how to get student's attention (Musallam even mentions a couple in the video), but depending on your area of education they may or may not be generally applicable. Musallam's passion for encouraging his students to ask questions stems from his heart surgery- but curiosity can just as easily produce a journalist, artist, or head chef as a scientist or surgeon.
+Joseph Meany
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