Do schools kill creativity?
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under Thoughts and Theory
From TED
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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.”
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I just grabbed a copy of Ken’s latest book from Amazon (which he mentions in this talk) as soon as I watched this . His newest book ‘Element – How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ can be found here – I can’t wait to read it! For those of you in Perth, you can find it in Boffins Bookshop in the city – though at a heftier price. You can read more about Ken here and here.
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