Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

This video addresses the vested interest people have in education. It relates the importance of education to the future that is an uncertain entity. His contention is that creativity should be treated with the dame importance as literacy in education.

Ken is an interesting speaker who entwines witty humour with his point of view on creativity in children and the role that education plays in the development of this creativity. The fact that kids will take a chance when they are unsure what to do demonstrates their ability to be diversely creative. He made a point about the fact that if you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original. This point was interesting as creating takes risk. By the time kids become adults they are afraid to be wrong. He made the point that many companies are run this way. Yet in light of creativity and advances, risk is integral. He believes that education focuses on correct responses and that people are being trained out of being creative as they develop through school. As students progress through their education, the focus of their learning moves from their whole bodies toward their heads. Creativity becomes less of a focus and thus less important. It is a really interesting take on education and the way it can hinder creativity in people. Everyone that has been through the education system can relate with the points Ken discusses.