When most people hear the word turkey, they immediately think of Thanksgiving dinners and hearty autumn feasts. But long before the turkey became a holiday centerpiece, the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) roamed the forests, grasslands, and swamps of North America, admired for its intelligence, adaptability, and impressive beauty. 'Tom' Wild Turkey in Ontario A Native Icon Wild turkeys are native to North America and have been here for millions of years. Indigenous peoples not only hunted them for food but also honored them in stories, art, and ceremonies. For generations, Indigenous peoples in what is now Canada recognized the wild turkey as a vital part of the ecosystem, valuing it for its meat, feathers, and deep connection to the rhythms of the land. Where They Live Today, wild turkeys can be found across much of the United States, parts of Canada, and northern Mexico. They thrive in forests with open clearings, hardwood stands, pine woods, swamps, and even suburban areas...
“Every country on earth at the moment is reforming public education.”
– Sir Ken Robinson
The key point coming from Ken Robinson’s TED talk is that education should always be relevant to the reality of its learners. It was intriguing to me that much of our modern education system was birthed in the Enlightenment Era and as a response to the Industrial Revolution. It was also interesting to note that even though we have been through other massive eras of social transformation, such as the World Wide Web and Globalization, that the system has not flexed much to accommodate all the changes that have occurred in learning.
As a life long learner, I am convinced that true learning is self directed and continuous. It is stimulation that entices people to thirst for and seek out knowledge. That causes people to dialogue and collaborate around issues they are passionate about and thereby acquire skills to contribute meaningfully to society and enact change. In essence it’s divergent, experiential and practical not scripted, theory dominant and impractical. When I think of the work that I get paid to do these days, I can honestly say that much of that knowledge was not learned, by rote, in the classroom. A lot of my learning occurred through working and collaborating with others around things that fascinated me; around things I could explore and experiment with in my own personal time and at my own pace.
Parting words…
Don’t just take my word for it…I highly recommend watching this video because if nothing else it may challenge the way you have been taught view education and the human capacity.
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