Creativity in Public Education

Sir Ken Robinson
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=player_embedded
3/27/2011
Topic: Creativity in schools

Sir Ken Robinson speaks at the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) Conference held in California. He makes some interesting points and raises a few good ideas about creativity within the system of public education. Emphasis is placed on the unknown and unpredictable future of the world, and the idea of educating for that unknown future. It is a 20 min video, but it goes by fast and is quite entertaining. Intended Audience: Everyone.

Key Points: There is an inflammation in higher education, the idea of educating for university attendance is changing, multiple intelligences, and questioning the denial of creativity within schools

Relevance: Though this video is from 2006, the ideas he raises are still relevant today. The public education system is designed to prepare students for college, but college is not what it used to be. Getting that degree means nothing now, you need more. It no longer guarantees a job. And the thing that is making everyone distinct, that makes people unique—creativity—is being overlooked in education. We must not overlook creativity—the world is changing and we need to encourage students to produce unique creative ideas.