Table Topics
Mind-stretching brain games and conversation starters. It's the perfect opportunity for sharing stories, building knowledge, strengthening character, and having fun!
Education means learning Math and Science, Language and Geography, but it must also include Art and Music, Dance and Athletics. Do you agree that creativity is as important as book learning? Name ways that creative learning can complement and facilitate literal education.
Alex discovered this video on creativity and learning and suggested I listen. When I saw that it ran almost twenty minutes, my first thought was that I didn't have time to listen to the entire speech. I am glad that I did!
TED | Talks | Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? (video)
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Did you ever notice that the hand on the crosswalk light starts to blink just before the traffic signal changes from green to yellow? (Nowadays there are some signals that display a countdown.) Did you ever notice that a cat blinks its eyes when it is happy?
Take turns thinking of things that you have observed that perhaps the people with you have never noticed. What was the most interesting or enlightening observation shared by your group?
