Sunday, February 21, 2010

"18 Minutes With an Agile Mind"

http://blog.ted.com/2008/03/clifford_stoll.php

Clifford Stoll is an astrophysicist who spoke about learning and the future of the world. He claimed that kindergarten teachers are the people who are best able to determine what the world will look like in the future -as opposed to scientists. Along with that, he also measured the speed of sound by multiplying frequency by wavelength. While his message was delivered quite spastically, his concern for how the youth of today are taught and encouraged to learn was prominent. Stoll strongly encouraged everyone take part in affecting the future through teaching children. He ended by reciting a quote that summed up his overall point, "All truth is one. In this light may science and religion endeavor here for the study of evolution of mankind... ...the voice of life calls us to come and learn."

1 comment:

  1. Where would kindergarten teachers be without Kinder. Everybody should encourage the child in himself and others. Think of Kiona giving us the idea for covering our lawn with shells. But it takes a child to appreciate a child no matter what the age.

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