The topic of this discussion will be mental diversity. Specifically we will discuss different ways of thinking, and of interacting with the world. We will discuss how each of our minds function differently from others… and how that is perfectly okay. Finally we will discussion the consequences of these ideas for education and how educational institutions can better come to teach with more diverse and inclusive methods.
Food for this week will be Italian.
Links:
TED talks:
http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_tammet_different_ways_of_knowing.html?quote=1709
Gardener’s theory of multiple intelligences:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/ed_mi_overview.html