This is an incredible talk that I’ve had on my mind the past couple of days. I’ve watched it about 3 times, and I get something more out of it each time. It’s 20 minutes and he makes some really poignant remarks about the current state of our education and where it needs to be. Even though it’s a talk about formal education, I think the topic relates beyond just parenting or a broken educational system. (I think we tend to blame the system too much anyway.) The ideas he communicates in this video have made me rethink the kind of learning I emphasize for myself.
From TED’s website:
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.