Education

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1. During the Renaissance, many great humanist educators conducted sessions for inquiring minds to attend and learn. Is this occurring in Calgary today? Specifically, do you see formal and informal events where minds alike share and collaborate ideas to further our knowledge? In response to the whether Calgary possess humanist thinkers that collaborate ideas to further there knowledge to make it a Renaissance city, Mr. Gary Mckinnon does believe that there are many humanist thinkers in Calgary, there is also an organization called Galileo Education Network Association that is based on inquiry. Specially, Further, In this sense he believes that Calgary does have the conditions to push its self into a Renaissance. He states that ,"we have to change our way of thinking from me to we." By this he means that we are very selfinvolved and we need to change our way of thinking to help others instead of our self. With this information I believe that calgary could become a Renaissance city, but we need to change our way of life from me to we. By: Kelly Holmes 2. During the Italian Renaissance, we saw how some people stepped up and explored new theories. Do you see this happening in Calgary today? Specifically, do you see individuals or groups go beyond the modern day theories to unearth the unknown? In response to the whether Calgary posses education to make it a renaissance city, Garry Mckinnon thinks that we do have the necessary condition for this to happen. Individuals and groups are discovering new things, such as the SMART Board. witch is a calgarian invention. I don't think that there is going to be one "Galileo" but a group, this means that we need to shift our very humanist society to work together. In this sense, Garry stated that we should turn the "me thinking into we thinking." By this he thinks that we do have the ability for Calgary to become a renaissance city, as long as we work together. People have the ability to accomplish great things as a team.` Josh Hirsch 3. Many great inventions and discoveries were created during the Renaissance. Do you think Calgarians have the knowledge and ability to also create many great inventions and discoveries? Specifically, do we have the resources and capabilities for this to occur? In response to whether Calgary has the ability and knowledge to create great inventions and discoveries to make it a Renaissance city, Garry Mckinnon, superintendent of the Calgary Science School, believes that yes, we definitely have the ability to create great inventions. The SMART Board was actually created in Calgary by a Calgary-based company and Calgary is also the home to many medical advancements. Moreover, Mr Mckinnon believes that we should shift our economy from a natural resource (oil and gas) based to a knowledge based. By this, he means that natural resources will eventually run out but our knowledge and skill never will, it will just keep growing bigger and better. Yet, in his opinion, there is still not enough people innovating as there should be. Overall, Mr Mckinnon is very optimistic for Calgary generating another Renaissance but in order for this to happen, people need to act upon this issue. __Sabrina Lao 8.1__

4. During the Renaissance, many great individual minds emerged through the crowd. Does Calgary have the conditions and developments for this to also occur? Specifically, do you see specific organizations or individuals breaking through current beliefs and data to discover new wonders? In response to whether Calgary consists of great organizations promoting education, Superintendent Garry Mckinnon believes that yes, there are some organizations trying to improve the younger generation's education, but not many. An example of one is the government; they have made it official that children need to stay in school until the age of 16. If this weren't a law, many teenagers would be dropping out of school earlier and our generation would not succeed in the future. Another organization is the Galileo Educational Network Association, a Calgary-based organization, is one that inspires a "passionate commitment to learning." One example of groups and organizations coming together to achieve a common goal is with the Haiti disaster. We are all helping, either in small amounts or larger proportions, the people of Haiti, but Mr Mckinnon believes that it shouldn't take a disaster for us to come together. Wealthy organizations should donate money to change human nature and our education. __Sabrina Lao 8.1__

Source : Garry Mckinnon Instructor at the University of Calgary Calgary Science School Superintendent