Extraits
[...] During that moment, the silence of the students made me understand that my explanations weren't accessible enough. I think that stress and my sometimes too familiar language played a role in these issues. With hindsight, I could have chosen an inductive approach, letting the students discover some notions through the texts, instead of explaining them right away. This would have saved time, and avoided cognitive overload. To better catch their attention, I could also have adapted my language and occupied the space better. [...]
[...] Essai: Choisissez l'une des questions ci-dessous et répondez-y en rédigeant un essai de 400 mots. Lien vers la vidéo : https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity - Question choisie : La créativité devrait-elle être considérée comme aussi importante que des matières comme les mathématiques et les sciences à l'école ? Pourquoi ou pourquoi pas ? Donnez des exemples pour appuyer votre point de vue. In my opinion, creativity should be considered as important as other subjects such as mathematics and science. Indeed, it's important for children to keep developing their creativity, so that they can keep doing it as adults. [...]
[...] Even scientists often relied on their creativity and imagination to make discoveries, like Einstein with his famous theory of relativity. In his TED Talk, Ken Robinson demonstrated that young children are not afraid to make mistakes, therefore they are creative and daring, and we should keep that mindset as adults. What is more, the creator economy has shown that being creative can allow you to make a living: content creators, designers and writers can have a full professional career on platforms such as YouTube or Substack. [...]
[...] That way, school will equip them better for their adult life. Besides, the world has changed and now degrees are less useful than they used to be. We need more and more degrees to get jobs, which shows that traditional education might be outdated. In this context, we should be much more open-minded and start considering other strengths such as creativity. Employers now value more and more soft skills such as innovation and adaptability, all linked to creativity, rather than pure knowledge. [...]
[...] During the introduction, I asked the students to talk about their knowledge around the video L'Enfant sauvage, viewed during the previous lesson. This allowed me to catch their attention, while ensuring teaching continuity. A playful activity, based on images to be classified according to the notions of innate versus acquired, worked really well. This activity brought a lot of interaction and engagement from the students. Moreover, I was careful to structure the lesson in a very clear way, to offer meticulous written materials, and to get students involved. [...]
