I can't help but be passionate about accessible education. In the last two years I've embarked on a journey of un-learning traditional learning methods and re-learning the importance of a multitude of learning styles, needs, and places of learning. Learning has changed my life and I am privileged to witness the way learning changes lives outside of my own, the way it can empower people in the moment of learning and in the rest of their lives. So if learning is so powerful, why not make it accessible to everyone who wants to learn? Why not reduce barriers to education, open 'alternative' spaces of learning, and adapt education models to suit a variety of needs? Why not foster a learning environment that encourages individual talents and interests to grow?
Why do these demands sound so unreasonable?
Okay, so I'm asking a North American education model to revamp the way it functions and to reconsider the economic principles it is based on. But I'm not the only one asking. Check out:
In this video, he expounds upon the need to re-imagine education and foster creativity instead of punishing creativity, and how these steps ultimately remove similar, significant barriers to education. To me, this is such an inspiring video and I can barely wait to chat about it with you via the next post and comment section.
Accessible Education? You bet I'm all in for this idea.
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