This is a great TED speech by Sir Ken Robinson. It is about the 4th or 5th time I have seen it or a variation on the speech. If we are killing creativity among children and the high point of creative thought is in Kindergarten, what do we need to do to make schools and learning a space of creative learning and expression? The time has arrived for a true conversation about learning in the 21st Century. Have we killed the creative spirit of teachers? This is an important question in the conversation.
I watched this video yesterday and it completely blew me away.
Do yourself a favor and WATCH IT!
This man is honest, funny, a straight up genius and his accent is awesome.
“Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.”
Should we all be doing what we love? Yes. Is school the only way to get us there? No. We need to educate people in a way that promotes creativity and passion in our work so that we don’t end up bitter and miserable. Life’s too short.
Thanks to my twitter peeps @shawmu and @knealemann for bringing this to my attention 😀
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