Education Is Killing Creativity
Posted by tekkieteacher on October 19, 2007
Every year since 1984 leaders in their respective fields have met in Monterey, California, to present at the Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) Conference. Over 4 days, 50 speakers are each given 18 minutes to share their thoughts and ideas about yesterday, today, and tomorrow. From Al Gore to Bono to Bill Clinton to Jane Goodall, the list of speakers is truly impressive. Out of this event have come some very good (to put it mildly) video clips that TED has made available for viewing and download. Here is a complete list of all the presentations. Some of them would be great for class.
Interestingly, the most discussed presentation is where Ken Robinson presents his ideas about how schools are killing creativity. The video is almost 20 minutes long, but the topic is interesting and Robinson is pretty funny.
