Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
This talk by Sir Ken Robinson, an author and knight from Great Britain, is about the essence of modern education. He talks about how modern education teaches us not to be creative, and how education-systems across the world are limiting the development of the human being.
He’s a brilliant speaker, and I think this talk really shows how important it is to make your talk/lecture fun and interesting. He uses jokes and personal experiences to tell and explain his interesting theory, which makes this talk one of the greatest I’ve ever seen.
Have a look!
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I’m glad that you found it sweet 
And yeah, you’re absolutely right. The thought of human beings being ignorant of what they are capable of, s scary in itself!..
Thanks for the link btw. , interesting theories..
What a nice presentation. Really fun to listen to.
One problem is that there’s just not enough time. In the US, we want to raise the math and English standards so we can compete with other nations, and teachers don’t have time to teach science, let alone dance.
Perhaps parents should take the lead to enhance the child’s exposure to the arts. My kids have taken music lessons outside of school since they were six. I know that many parents can’t or won’t do this, so there is a problem that needs a solution.
However, you can’t just say we need to have a dance in school without acknowledging the time problems that creates. Also, who will pay for the extra teachers? In my neighborhood, teachers get paid poorly and are in constant fear of budget cuts. It’s easy to say let’s add dance. It’s harder to make it work.
I’m strong believer in the arts for children and have put my time and money to that point. I wish we could add more science to public schools and depend on parents to enhance their children with the arts. Perhaps if you promoted public donations for disadvantaged kids to learn dance and music, it might be a more realistic solution. Or, figure out a way to stop war, so we can put more money to public education.
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That was quite good, and funny :p
There is a quote from one of the founders of the modern education system which says that it is built to make people conform, of which 99 out of a 100 will.
This shocked me at first but he’s right and so Ken Robinson.
Another interesting thought is along the lines that, as humans, we may never see our true collective potential within this universe because of some form of dictatorship or control (most likely through the form of Government policies) that stunts the growth of the imagination and likes.
Check out http://nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.html in particular the sort of risks humanity could face other than the ‘bangs’.