In Eddie Obeng’s Ted Talk, “Smart Failure for a Fast Changing World,” he reveals that the rules have changed regarding how our world works. Whatever we used to believe might not still apply today. He is primarily referring to globalization and tech as the cause for this change, but the notion of the old rules no longer applying and innovation as essential is incredibly relatable to our situation with needing to make a decision as to how to reopen schools and what it’s going to look like. In the “old world,” teachers and school shave been going about their ways for a long time. We cannot afford to continue to implement these outdated models, because (a) we know more effective ways to teach, and more importantly (b) we are in an unprecedented pandemic and returning to a traditional format seems to be out of the question.
I also think about Obeng’s message in relation to PE design specifically during this pandemic. The old world’s ways of teaching PE no longer apply now, for obvious reasons (close proximity, physical contact, locker rooms, etc.). Obeng mentions that in the old world, failure is unacceptable, but in our new world, innovation is essential and therefore smart failure should be encouraged. There could not be a more perfect time for me to be learning what I am in this program and have a chance to immediately apply it to my students. I will need to be innovative. Some lessons might fail, but Eddie Obeng would say not only is that okay, it’s absolutely necessary if I want to evolve with the world around me.
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7/11/2020 12:04:56 pm
YES! Without failure, we would not know what do better next time! I liked your statement, "We cannot afford to continue to implement these outdated models..." The time is now. Technology is so quickly outdated, that what we are currently doing, can be "so last year" in a matter of months! It's been sixteen years since I received my teaching credential. I really hope technology integration is being taught nowadays.
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7/12/2020 09:28:55 am
The point you bring up from Obeng's presentation is so important. We need to think of failure as a necessity to bring about change. This is so important for not only us as educators but also our students. I hope P.E. doesn't have to be done via video forever but it's good to stick to the times and be ready with the right tools in our belt for multiple scenarios.
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