Monday, May 4, 2009

Do schools kill creativity?

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. Watch the talk on creativity in TED Talks:



You can also visit the site to check out details on the talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/66

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Apparently!
Everybody needs to think over it.
We can't just afford to take things as they are. Forced education indeed lowers the effect of imagination.