Chapter 3 - High Concept, High Touch

Wow! I fell right into this chapter. It really grabbed me. Daniel Pinks diagram 3.1 makes so much sense to me. I do believe that we are in the Conceptual Age. I have 13 children, nieces and nephews that are in their late teens and 20's...they are almost all creators and empathizers...graphic designers, interior designers, psychologists, photo journalists...global travelers...few of them sitting still and settling in their "hometowns". They are searching for "meaning" in the work that they do..not necessarily "money"...
I wrote a note to these Conceptual "Kids" and inserted them a excerpt from Pinks book...many replied with positive responses. Then my 60 year old sister challenged me to read a book called "Outliers". A book about the cycles and attributes of successful people. (I haven't had time to read it, but am interested to compare this thought with "A Whole New Mind")
Our activities relating to this chapter were very revealing, in that, we had a wide variety of responses...even an old time "paper and marker" response!!!(My group!) As a teacher, I must allow students to respond and have ownership of their responses...not just cookie-cutter responses. The skills of cooperation, communication, and sharing as a group is essential in todays framework of learners... they are not us! We are content with 25 students turning in the same type of response...they on the other hand, want to express themselves in creative, unique ways.