Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Creativity and Education


Sir Ken Robinson speakes at this TED conference about the importance of creativity in education. He interjects some funny kid stories while making the point that creativity should be as important as literacy in the educational process.


Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it's because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. It's a message with deep resonance. Robinson's TEDTalk has been distributed widely around the Web since its release in June 2006. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? "Everyone should watch this."


http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

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