Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
The video above is from TED.com and is pretty interesting stuff. He is very funny to listen to but his ideas are worth thinking about as well. Below is the summary of the talk from TED:
Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it's because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says.
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Very interesting. I agree with him and with others who have spoken on this topic, but I have to wonder if his concern over the limited creative development is for the individual or for the nation. The bottom line is that creative expression is rarely something people will pay for unless it is exceptionally entertaining or results in a highly desirable product. Just thinking aloud.
The talk was good food for thought and I enjoyed it. I don't know how easy it would be to create a school system this way, but I do agree that we are very quick to medicate the more active kids. He makes some good points.
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