Is Graffiti Art? (TedEd)

Is Graffiti Art?

High School Math Curriculum

In this video, Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover, the author brings to light a flaw in the current math curriculum. While a little old, March 2010, this author suggests that math teachers need to allow students the ability to actually think when working through math problems. This video seems to be for anyone who is willing to think about the ways math curriculum could be changed. Even though this video is a little old, I feel that the authors points are still valuable. Lastly, here is the link!

TED Talk

TED Talk, Alan Kay: A Powerful Idea about Ideas. 2007

Alan Kay is a well respected visionary with a history of providing good insight. He conceived on laptops and graphical interfaces years before they were realized. This TED Talk is a little older when measured in technology years, but its interesting given his history.

"We cannot see until we admit we are blind."

He makes an interesting observation that over the last 400 years, mankind has been developing Brainlets: things that augment how we see the world

Sensory - telescopes, microscopes

Reasoning - math, reasoning

Perspective

Alan Kay goes on to talk about perception and learning, with examples of a hands on discovery of pythagorean principles as well as computer aided science modeling where the student explores scientific principles through geometric relationships showing velocity, acceleration, and more.

He finishes with a plug for providing low cost laptops to children in second and third world countries as well as software in order to provide these learning opportunities.