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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[redade19]

I am just finishing uni, and just had my dissertation result back. I am truly disappointed as I just scraped a pass. All my family and friends are so happy for me, yet my Dad I know is very disappointed, as I am not a "grade A" student and has hinted I am thick. He says that anyone who doesn't go to uni is nothing. All these years I worked hard and struggled through because of him. Grades don't make a person though! I realise that now.

[OfficialProJustice]

It's crazy that we didnt see this sooner right? Well its better to have opened our eyes now then never hearing about this at all

[MelkorHimself]

Comedy Central presents: Sir Ken Robinson.

[s1258516]

your citing skills are immaculate

[Bruce Eisen]

Of course there are other thought which I can include on to this.

[Bruce Eisen]

Science, the internet and Theology don't kill creativity, rather they can be resources of abundant creativity. I think what he is trying to get at is the human creativity as a whole, utilizing the whole being of the human instead of just utilizing one side of the human's brain. Also to change the fundamental principles of school which came from the enlightenment era into fundamental principles that is capable of teaching the humans to function as a whole being rather than one side of the brain.

[rainbowthinker]

Face it, your dad is an asshole.

[safera alsafera]

My teacher in the past did not be attention to my talent in writing for this reasons I did not improve this skill and I paid the price , I dont think I will teach my children in stupid school .

[Kimberly Moraes Walker]

We unteach creativity in schools. That's a generalization, but sometimes generalizations are accurate.

[reecejames3]

we teach children solutions somebody else created to solve problems rather then teaching to create our own solutions to solve problems..

[thenewerlogin]

That's a massive generalisation.