Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

http://www.ted.com Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

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[TimeshipStudio]

The word "AMAZING!" is not enough to describe this speech, if I can call it a "speech." It is rather a revelation that speaks to so many, whose creativity was 'killed' or 'handicapped' by someone who had no way of comprehending it or foreseeing its importance. Thank you so much!

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@DanceDiggy I 100% agree with you that the definition of creativity is often too narrow. Without creativity, people would have never been able to invent new medications or other electronic equipments.

For some mysterious reasons, why do people often equate creativity with art only?

[HybOj]

12:35 and on, lol this was unexpected and made me laught. Really this man knows how to hold ones attention,. Great speach and ideas, and yea... always thinked it like that .)

[SwTORLOLify]

Schools maybe kill creativity but also freaking self respect. back in the 40s 50s when somebody insulted your honour then you could throw a straight right hand in his face and then defend yourself by saying you defended your self respect. today if you so much as lay a freaking finger on someone you get to have a meeting with the principal and may be expelled. WHAT HAPPEND!?

[rh001YT]

@dantenorth As for Pakistan - it is a hopelessly corrupt place. USA sided with Pak becuz India sided with USSR. Pakistan has not been "threatened" by USA, and in fact has favored trading status - which is why so much clothing sold in USA comes from Pak. Pakistan actually plays with the USA, and it's corrupt leadership usually wins. Pak was involved in BCCI bank fraud scam. Don't pity the Pakis - they're as corrupt as they come - big on fixing cricket matches too.

[rh001YT]

@dantenorth you are all over the place. BTW, India has almost no debt, and currently, an excellent growth rate. After Independence, India sided with USSR, that's why we never saw many imports from India, nor from China, till Nixon. India has been closed to foreign investment. Now it it partially open, and India is booming. All political parties in India are committed to continued growth and energy consumption. A lot of African debt was forgiven under Bush and Bono. Lay off the weed.

[dantenorth]

Look up what Time Warner alone owns. The pyramid is one of the most widely used and recognised symbols for a reason.

[dantenorth]

@rh001YT Ever stop to think these are umbrella corporations -ie. they are companies all accountable and under the jurisdiction of one giant entity? People often are bewildered by the fact that so few could control and legislate so many. Just look at any large company. There are the plebs, who are answerable to lower management, who are answerable to upper management, who are answerable to the CEO, who is answerable to the board. Each only knows as much as the one above him. But the top know all.

[dantenorth]

@rh001YT Once again, do your research. Do you know what an economic hitman is? If not - you should look them up. America has been sending these guys out to countries such as India and Pakistan for decades, forcing them to take on massive debts their countries could never repay and also threatening them with political and physical violence if they don't agree. They then come back years later demanding their 'payment in flesh' -hence why poor countries stay poor. Start by looking up John Perkins.

[rh001YT]

@dantenorth I'm not "blaming" developing nations. Blame concerns bad morality, and I think it morally good that people develope. However, development put more people in competition for the same resource pool, so there is both an increase in the cost of resources and wage competition. And it is in fact a massively large number of people/companies involved in resource provision and value-added activity - this is not a game of the few.

[rh001YT]

@dantenorth Yes, necessities are commodities when the economic system is highly efficient, which has occured due to capitalsim and free markets. India has only recently produced enough food to feed it's people, due to market liberalizations instituted by PM Singh. But still people go hungry there as 20% of the food rots due to lack of infrastructure. India is trying to further liberalize the economy to capture that 20%.

[Kinglushkush]

@RJtheShadow

High fived.