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To kick off this wikispace, I thought we could begin reflecting on the issue of education in general. What is the role of education in today´s society? What´s our role as ELT educators? Much has been discussed today about how education is "boring" learners. Indeed, this tennet has been proposed by many of the technological gurus. Is this really the case, or are we talking about changing the way we approach things in class? Well, I'll leave you all to discuss this. Here are some links and blogs which might stir things up a bit. Enjoy and if you feel like it, start a discussion thread.

Watch the 2010 TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson, discussing the education revolution we need to consider: Sir Ken Robinson - Education revolution

Read Jeremy Harmer´s latest blog posting about Alan Maley´s controversial plenary at APIBA in Argentina last month: Jeremy Harmer´s blog

This video shocked me when I saw it. How far do you agree with the dad (because the child was put up to it of course) and his views on needing to shake up educators? You can´t be my teacher!

If you go to the Discussions tab, you´ll see a nuber of topics have been added, including a tab on this opening page topic. Enjoy your wikispace!

Valéria