Yes, I do agree with Ken Robinson's analogy of comparing teaching to gardening because teaching actually is a nurturing process of a teacher trying to get the learner to discover their potentials

Yes,I agree with Ken Robinson's analogy of comparing teachers to gardeners or farrmers because farmers need to nurture their plantsgrowth by providing necessary conditions for the growth of the plant.Teachers likewise must provide the necessary conditions for their learners to learn.

Yes I totally agree

I totally agree with Ken Robinson

I agree with Ken Robinson submission because teachers have the responsibility of cultivating  students' innate potentials via quality and effective teaching (direction) for the good of the society.

I sincerely agree and see alot of sense in the analysis he gave within 2mins and more using, the agricultural metaphor teaching approach to conditions. 

À great farmer does not make the plants grow but create a condition for it grow, while a great teacher creates condition for learning. As long as the condition for learning is established, making impact and giving effective teaching won't be difficult. 

You need to to know your students. Through that, you will understand their weaknesses and ensure everyone is impacted because, every student is important. 

The classroom is a flexible space to be used to create an ideal place for effective teaching and  learning to take place. Teachers are to see themselves first and foremost as facilitators/human resource leaders. Hence, as facilitators, teachers must move from the use of methods to the use of strategies.For learning to be effective, the learner has to be exposed to a strategic learning experience which will motivate him/her to learn. The role of the teacher in this regard includes preparing the learner to handle life-time experiences, through creating an effective learning climate and preparing effective teaching materials.  The learner, not the teacher, or the textbook is the centre or the focus of the conceptualization, design and implementation in any learning situation. This presupposes that the learner’s entire personality must be given due consideration in imparting knowledge to him/her. And the learner’s personality includes his/her mental status, background, what motivates or deters him/her, etc.

1. He sees teaching as not being linear but as cyclical in nature, with ups and downs. Yes, I agree with what he says.

2. They should have faith in their students and hence, see them as resources, with individual personalities and background experiences of their own.

my vision as a teacher is to improve the teacher student ratio in classrooms. the unusually high student-teacher ratio in classrooms reduces the contact for students to teachers. it also reduces the attention given to learners making the teacher unable to attend to the learners with individual differences.

2. the teacher should be more of a facilitator . his/her role should be to guide learners through problem solving approaches

3. teachers ought to treat learners as not merely empty slates but as people who have some knowledge or information that can be built upon

Quality teaching has a focus on the student hence instructional practices are tailored along the varied learning needs of the students. The teachers pays attention to individual student progress and constantly revises the approaches used. The teacher is receptive to ideas from the learners. 

The teacher plays the role of a facilitator in the learning process and guides the students in acquiring knowledge.

i agree. providing a conducive learning environment is important to achieve learning for the student. the learning environment should be such that learners cna freely express their views without fear of victimization, in addition, there is need for teahers to allow student growth by not doing everything for the student rather by guiding, facilitating the learnes to achieve a desired outcome. this teachers can achieve if they embrace problem based learning where learners seek solutions to problems with minimal guidance from teachers

I do agree with the Ken Robinson that is for learners to succeed  in learning a teacher must create conditions for i may say effective  learning to take place, if we go further from Ken Robinson  we have to look at the said a farmer . what he is saying to learners is what he or she practices? or does he or she has the attributes of a good teacher  of giving the conditions?

Yes teaching is a nurturing process that requires the right conditions to be met eg. conducive environment, proper planning and interactions between teachers and students.

I perfectly agree with the analogy of Ken Robinson .He as found an authentic comparison effective teachers and teacher educators as he compared them to successful farmers in terms of the knowledge of conditions for growing and for learning.

I totally agree with Ken Robinson's comparison of the teacher and the gardener as both are in the business of providing favorable input, conditions and assistance that will enhance plants' growth and maturity and learners growth and development.

We are garner and farm manager if I may add. Even if you water your farm well and create a condition for the plant to grow, you still have to monitored your farm so it doesn't get preyed upon. So I agtmree with him 80%

I agree with Ken Robinson's analogy of comparing teachers to gardeners. He says gardeners don't 'create plants or roots of plants' , instead they provide necessary conditions for flourishing. A teacher's learners may flourish or not depending on the conditions put in place by the teacher and by extention, the system. Even though, sometimes is it possible that the teacher may try to create conditions for a flourishing learning environment but fail miserably because the systems in place, beyond the teacher's control may not be conducive?

Sure, I do agree with Ken on his analogy. A good teacher, like a good farmer has to ensure the right conditions for effective learning.

Teachers to facilitate active learning, provide friendly engaging learning environment,where  all students are viewed as people with ideas and are capable learning

Yes I agree with his analogy, just as a farmer must know the condition of his garden and when to till and plant, so does the teacher who must understand the environment in which learners will most learn, as a teacher should know the needs of the learners and ensure they provide an enabling environment for the learners to grow in both intellectual and knowledge.

Yes, I do agree. In providing the right conditions/environment which supports growth, knowing the learners is also important. 

I agree with Ken Robinson's analogy; that just as a farmer would require manure and other essential conditions to be factored into the growth of plants in his garden, so also a teacher would have to provide the basic resources, knowledge, skills, teaching aids/learning materials that must be utilized by the students for academic development/growth  

Yes, I agree with Ken Robinson's analogy. A teacher educator can be likened to a gardener and learners to plants. Some tools to aid the nurturing process include a conducive environment with all facilities required for teaching and learning and putting in place a very good feedback mechanism. This would ensure individual needs of the learners are met and learning progress adequately monitored.

Yes, I totally agree, the learners need resources such as conducive environments, interactive content and collaborative community to flourish in their academic endeavor.

Yes, I totally agree with Robertson's idea.  the learners need resources such as conducive environments, interactive content and collaborative community to flourish in their academics endeavour.

I totally agree with Sir Robinson in that analogy. Students will never achieve the best out of an educational process just because they are in class. That need a lot of support by the teacher using all the educational resources and approaches tailored to each learner potential and circumstances

Mr Ken has deliver a powerful message for everyone to reflect including the policy maker, parent ,teachers and even the learners. Its a one size fits all message

To develop independent learners, ensure sustainability and adaptivity in learners, collaborative learners who are problem solvers, critical thinkers, creative and innovative learners

My vision as an educator is to create a friendly learning environment and encourage teachers to be open-minded so that they can also learn from the students. The school should be a place where everyone is comfortable and free to explore their environment and share their ideas without the fear of victimization. Such an environment will enable creativity.

I think for teachers and learners to flourish, in reference to en Robinson's remarks, we got to have good government policies on education well implemented by the relevant authorities. That will mean availing enough resources and favourable environment for learning to thrive. The teacher got to improvise resources then for the best result. What of remuneration? That's always a hot topic.

Yes, I agree with Ken Robinson that teaching can be compared to gardening. However in my opinion, the farmer does not provide all the conditions. For instance, there are natural resources that are beyond the farmer, for instance, the soil is a natural endowment. However, the farmer would need to till / prepare the soil to be able to produce as desired. Similarly, the student has certain natural endowments, the teacher would need to prepare the student to bring out the potentials. Hence, the teacher is not supplying all the conditions, rather he / she enhances some. 

i absolutely agree with is analogy  

i totally agree with ken Robison Analogy 

Education especially at the basic stage can not be better described than nurturing because of the commitment it demands.

I really agree with Ken's perception of teaching compared to gaderning. The teacher must know his students in order to use appropriate methods and strategies to make them learn. By doing so, he can be compared to a gardener who uses good methods of selection of seeds and fertalizers  to have good picking.

Yes, i agree with Robinson perspective of comparing teaching and gardening in the sense that student teacher need much more support and encouragement from the course facilitator for effective learning even with the use of ICT. Therefore,  ICT does not replace the role of a teacher in facilitating learning process. 

I agree with his sentiments about teaching and learning. He seems to stress on the role of the teacher as an enabler and not a 'maker' and to remind teachers that we do not need to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders, instead, to mentor/nurture the potential of each learner. This is a very side analogy to how learning takes place, reminds us that learners are not empty vessels that need feeling, they are intellectuals who need someone to point them to the right direction.

I concur with Kens analogy. As teachers, we create an environment conducive to learning and we have no powers to make learning happen. 

I agree with Ken. However apart from the teacher, other factors come into play that could affect growth of the learners such as the learning environment, facilities and natural forces e.g. weather. For example, in Kenya, the coast region is so hot which can affect learning just like the kind of seeds planted, weather conditions, timing, seasons and equipment used can affect growth of plants.

I quite agree with the submission of ken Robinson. A teacher can not impart knowledge, rather he can facilitate the process of learning. He needs to create students interest, motivate them accept them the way they are and should not condemn them because they can still change for better.

Yes I do. Just as gardening is a place where plants are grown, when the farmers provides conditions for it, so is it that teaching is a place where students lives are planted , and groomed for growth. It is a place where students potentials are discovered and properly harnessed to flourish.

Thank you Kris

An ideal school classroom should be neat, tidy, comfortable, good lighting. The teachers and students should interact learning and social activities should take place. The teacher will coordinate the activities in the class. The teacher should treat their students well. 

Our lives are cyclic, development and growth occur if conditions are right. A great farmer depends on farm growth. A good teacher provide conditions for growth. A farmer cannot make a plant but can provide conditions for plant to grow. Teacher should not only know the discipline but know the student and know what  will make them flourish and become the best.

I do agree with Ken 

I will create an interactive class where students can discuss and ask questions on grey areas, collaborative activities and critical thinking projects will be used.