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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[cheeriosinabowl]

Among other things, school is boring. It is just boring.

How much can or will you learn when you're bored? Very little. It is such a waste of time.

And at the end, they hand you an useless piece of paper (diploma) and say: Atta boy or atta girl.

[Jiubei]

I'm 26 Years Old. In school, I was the weakest in class, my art teachers belittled me. My English teacher killed any aspiration for writing I had and I got into so many fights I lost count

In Poly, I hated my course so much I got kicked out on purpose. One day a teacher and friend who knew my love of games and cartoons pointed at a game and said, "You should learn to make these"

I am 26 years old and I am a 3D Animator at an animation studio creating cartoons for children

And I love it!

[iamvision]

@ttiiyy I work in a call center talking to students all day long and I love my job (I live in Australia. I also make about $80,000 a year (normal base and commission). Guess what I needed to quality for the job...a nice personality, thats all. Tell that to your teacher ;)

[iseebeefypeople]

deep

[USSWISCONSIN64]

@Jiubei lucky bastards. my school. (High school) will take everything of mine just so they can say i was being bad. which i don't care for school. they make us learn things i don't care for and have no use for.

[ttiiyy]

@ddrum121 Underpaid? Some college professors get paid at least $80,000 (plus benefits). If they have doctorate degrees, they will also get a stipend of at least $2,000. So even though I agree that some teachers are fucking useless, they're definitely not underpaid. My high school English teacher always bragged out how she got paid $80,000 (plus benefits) every year. She's a clueless cunt, who did not know the materials by heart.

[ttiiyy]

@Jiubei I do value education, but I don't think it's for everyone. I'm really happy for you. Do what truly inspires you.

[TheDeathtacle]

Iinspirational.

[ixigray]

I lol'd all the way through this, I want this guy's babies

[TheAaron404]

My substitute languages teacher said once, "you use languages alot in your life" we found out he is married to an Italian... That explains alot...

[meatyumy]

Makes you think

[ColinMcRaeTR]

they kill me thats for sure