Goin with the flow!

After reading these two articles I must say that I agree with the notion of using flow in education. Why else are we putting students through the educational process other than so someday they may enter an occupation that will make them happy and fullfilled? When a teacher asks kindergarden students what they dream of being when they grow up isn't that to evoke happiness, and ignite the intrinsic and extrinsic motivators? I think so! Life should be more about seeking happiness than the almightly dollar. People usually do gravitate towards professions or subjects in school that they are naturally have control and competence in.

Instituting the 'Flow' method as the Key School has done might be another story. Probably easier said than done. Some aspects can easily be integrated such as team projects and small learning communities. In my undergrad science education classes a big focus in lesson planning was using the behavioral objective. The students need to be able to demonstrate a task to show understanding. I think this is similar to the main idea behind the flow method.

What happens when a student learns using the flow method from k-12, then graduates and moves on to a university where most courses are taught as mass lectures? How then does the flow method serve them? Perhaps the flow method has already instilled enough motivation to keep the momentum going through college?