Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
BackSir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
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Uploaded: January 6, 2007 at 11:46 pm
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Length: 00:20:03
Rating: 4.91
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Video Comments:
stilliremainhere (January 8, 2009 at 5:47 am)
I could listen to this guy for hours! Very interesting!
overratedname (January 7, 2009 at 10:07 pm)
god i love how fast he talks! im an american and I can admit americans are TOO DAMN SLOW!
johnyprestige (January 7, 2009 at 8:11 pm)
i'm surprised with the amount of intelligent British people giving presentations at these ted talks, makes me slightly proud to be from this weird country.
supertarget76 (January 6, 2009 at 1:16 am)
Children who are home schooled are generally more creative. I'm not sure exactly why, but it may be due to the style of teaching.
Home education is also less expensive than public education, and if the internet and computers are utilized intelligently, has the potential to be vastly less expensive, and far better than the public type. And home education generally produces an adult who is more responsible and less prone to crime - making it even better for society.
Home education is also less expensive than public education, and if the internet and computers are utilized intelligently, has the potential to be vastly less expensive, and far better than the public type. And home education generally produces an adult who is more responsible and less prone to crime - making it even better for society.
supertarget76 (January 6, 2009 at 1:09 am)
Having been home schooled, I can see that home education is the future. Besides being better for the environment (no polluting buses slowing the traffic, thus causing even more pollution), it is better for future generations. Better grades are the norm for children who are home schooled. Why? Among other reasons, the ratio of students to teachers is more favorable, and parents know their child's learning style and can adapt the lessons to best suit their child.
lukavivid (January 5, 2009 at 5:00 pm)
the most fantastic speech...
got the same problems in school!
got the same problems in school!
emiliobuono (January 3, 2009 at 3:45 pm)
Very good, its come to a point where i dont really care about college any more, i have alot of creativity on my mind, and even in college, it is not touched as it should be.
70m0kun (January 3, 2009 at 2:46 pm)
One of the best talks I've ever heard on education.
familyguyman (January 3, 2009 at 3:14 am)
He's right in all his ideas. Capitalism is built on efficiency which is built on optimization which is built on math. For me, I find it hard to think outside this ideal because I've been immersed in it. However, based on the world around me, I think it's safe to say that capitalism might not be the ideal solution to society since it is based so heavily on juicing humans until they are bone dry. New ideas come when apples meet oranges, not when apples meet apples. Society enforces the latter.
freaks182 (January 2, 2009 at 3:39 pm)
ted should upload their videos in HD