After watching the video of Ken Robinson's speech, entitled "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" I want you to think about the question his speech asks us all. Do schools kill creativty? Does Ken Robinson pose a valid argument? Do you think that your knowledge and role as a student would improve if your being educated incorporated more creativity and freedom?
Here is the link for the video if you wish to rewatch it:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
All responses are due by 7:30 AM on 2/16/11.
After watching the speech, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?", I believe that Ken Robinson poses a valid argument in saying that schools kill creativity. Towards the end of his speech, Robinson talked about how one person had a learning disorder and the only way she could think properly is if she danced. He used this example because this girl needed to dance to learn and she could not do it inside school because the school did not have it which killed the creativity and freedom that she could easily have just by dancing. Lastly, I do believe that a students knowledge would improve if there was creativity involved because it would be something that the student enjoys making the day better and more focus that the student has.
ReplyDeleteBefore watching the video, the answer was no because I believed that it depended on the student. However after watching the video, Ken Robinson persuades me that high schools really does creativity. Our school today only offers program that deal with the Construction, Engineering, and Architecture feilds. How are we to know that we really are going to pursue these subjects as a career? The example given in the movie is very significant because imagine if the child was just given medication? The girl's talent wouldn't have been recognized. That leads me to believe that so too, our school has a lot of talent but without varied classes or activities in the school environment, where is the creativity?
ReplyDeleteI believe Ken Robinson's speech and his argument that school can kill creativity in students is a valid and understanding argument. I think so because creativity is going beyond what is given. It's to explore and find new things. This relates to school because it is the way we begin our lives in choosing what to do. Why not have several opportunities to explore? Many schools today lack opportunities and the chance to explore, creating a "tunnel vision" students. The role of students would greatly increase if there was more freedom because more schools could adapt to students and opportunities then adapting to what is usually given.
ReplyDeleteCreativity is something that comes over time. It's one of those things that take time but once you know what it is, it might just became your talent. In schools today, we are usually pushed to do one certain thing, its not that you can try different things and see what is best for you. We don't have the option of trying various things in order to discover what you are good rather we are forced to pick one thing and have to stick with it. Most times what you pick in high school or what you think you wanna do as a teenager isn't really what you wanna do in the long run. I think Ken Robinson does pose a valid argument because when we are little kids we do what we like best, as children we don't care, we just wanna do our own thing. As time goes on, children became teenagers to adult who are afraid to mess up because they feel like if they mess up they will get fired or something along those lines. The older we are we tend to do things that we have to do in order to get food on table and for most people, what they do as job they either don't like it or feel they could have done something better, something they liked. I think that if our school systems were more supportive of students figuring their way to what they want to be, kids would be able to express their creativity better allowing people not to be afraid of what they like to do or mess up.
ReplyDeleteI think schools dont give student to many options learning wise. Everything is basically forced upon us. Its like you said in class that many of us want to go into art or cooking or somthing else but we dont have that option.Many of us could be the next Michael Turner or Oscar de la hoya but without the act of letting our talents get exposed most of us will never get to make it big. I agree with ken because i believe that the schools dont let us express ourselves creatively and basically makes all of our likes and talents into hobbies instead of a a possible career
ReplyDeleteKen Robinson's speech exposes the weaknesses among most schools. Most schools don't present students with the opportunity do something that they might take an interest in. These interests however don't include the fundamentals in subjects such as math,literature,science, or history. I'm talking about other creative interests or hobbies that each individual has such as art, music, sports, etc. Ken Robinson has a strong argument due to the facts that he presents. He discusses the girl and how her love for dance and music was discovered at a young age. This example was so important because it shows us how people who have a passion for something could pursue it in the future and could become successful. In order to perfect a talent, its better to practice it at a young age. A students knowledge would improve if there was more creativity and freedom incorporated because it would allow students to have a more open mind and students would look forward to coming to school instead of entering an environment were they believe won't benefit them and their interests. With more opportunities, brings more possibilities.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the video i feel that schools do not kill creativity, but lack it. They do not feel the need to put effort into something other than the basic learning that we are tought and the normal subjects. Ken proves a point in saying schools kill creativity but it also depends upon the person that attends such a school. There are many schools that do allow you to persue such roles in life that you want to take, maybe not the wide variety in each school, but they do have them. I do feel that i would be able to learn easier and more willingly if the lessons were creative/catchy because its easier for someone to learn if they're interested in the topic to begin with.
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When we were discussing the question "Do school kill creativity?" my answer was no because i felt as if you were attending an art school and wanted to pursue being a plumber it was your fault for going to the wrong school. But after watching Ken i felt that he proved a valid point and won me over in his discussion. In today's society if a child isn't on the same learning level as their age group they automatically have a learning defect. Which isnt fair because if the girl in Ken's story had to go to a special school for kids that are on a slower learning level and not dance school i feel as if she would have never been famous and would have never known her true talent in life.
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I do agree that schools kill creativity. Like chris was saying with the girl who couldn't pay attention or concentrate without having something to do with dancing. this was one point where it does kill creativity because the girl can't show her full potential on what she came to school for and that was to dance. A lot of schools may not have what your looking for but im sure you could find a program on what you want to do, it might be more work for you but it may or may not pay off. If there was some type of creativity then you might see kids enjoying school because there doing what they love to do. Many schools don't offer or offer very little of what a person might want to Excel in. Ken Robinson proves a point and backs it up with proven facts
ReplyDeleteI believe that schools truly lack any type of creativity that we want to give out. Though we don't know much about where we want to go in life, we do know how we want to express ourselves. However, when in school much of this doesn't come out, whether its different personalities or even the fact that nothing interests the individual, schools mostly teach following orders. To keep the society sane, and to keep from anyone going against it. Maybe just knowing to much and trying to change something that the government believes has been working for too long now. But when it was made it didn't advance with time, only with how kids think to add more preventions and rules. To not step outside the lines of who they want to be for whatever reason it might be. Its true that kids could choose certain high schools they would want to go too, but that's only for people who are already sure of who they are. Many aren't sure of what they might do an hour from now, which is why they need to explore. We need a little bit of variety to learn to deal with everything that is given to us outside of those walls. To deal with the different types of people and situations and if we are stuck with the same routine, we fail at life because we don't expect any type of change that schools don't prepare us for with allowing us to try different things. So Ken Robinson does make a valid argument, but I don't think its going to change much in the next few years since this system and process is so familiar to the society.
ReplyDeleteAfterAfter watching the video I believe that Ken Robinson does pose a valid argument that schools kill creativity. Schools are meant to prepare us for the real world and the real world is all about decision making. In our school’s today, we don’t get many chances to make our own decision’s, the school makes our decisions for us. In Ken’s speech, he states that we are all born artists, but we grow out of it. I agree with him because schools don’t give us students today the fair chance to express our true talents so we just grow out of it. I honestly believe that my knowledge and role as a student would improve if my being educated incorporated more creativity and freedom because I would be able to explore new things and that would make me more interested in school and more interested in finding out what I want to do when I get out of school.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the video I feel that schools do not kill creativity. I think it is your choice what school you want to go to. If you picked the wrong school of course you are not going to like it. Certain schools don't have much programs as others so it is your choice where you want to go. If the school don't have anything you like why are you their. Also if it does not have any of the programs you like, you can do something outside of school that will help you exceed in the long run. I don't believe it is on your education that can ruin your talent it is you. If you want that certain thing go and get it don't wait for it. It is all on you don't blame it on the education.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the video it strengthen my stance on that schools kill creativity. In particular when the speaker talks about how after a certain age schools main focus is on the waist up and the more education received the higher the focus point is till it reaches the brain. They only teach what they think is Necessary for you to learn focusing less on arts and more on sciences and maths. I also like to note that he said the education system was developed during the industrial age so people could learn to work, while many people feel the arts contribute nothing to society.
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After watching the video is still agree with Ken Robinson that schools destroy creativity. Being creative is doing what someone tells you to do, its speaking or drawing whats on your mind. It could be doing something in construction that you wanna do instead of what everyone else is doing. This would grade you off your skill and creativity. The school's need to give more choices and give kids the chance to do differnt things. They try to base the school ciriculum off of math and science so we can create things in the future to help other people. But at Ken said we are scared of being wrong which is just like having no creativity. So if you became a scientist you might be scared to experiment with differnt things with the fear of being wrong. With creativity somebody might find a cure for cancer.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the speech, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" I have concluded that I still agree with Ken Robinson. High schools are not letting us learn what we really care about. So far, we learn things that make students want to hate schools. In my opinion, students should have the option to choose their classes. That way, they will be learning the necessary things they need in order to have a career. Now that these students are learning what they want to learn, their minds will start to create new ideas that may improve life. Today, many of us are learning many things that we don’t care about, which caused us to be less creative.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ken Robinson, creativity is something that we are all born with and depending on our surroundings as we mature, you can either strengthen your creativity or grow out of it. After watching the video "Do Schools Kill Creativity?", I have decided that they definitely do. Sure people may go to a certain school because of a major they are interested in but what happens if after a year they decide not to pursue this career in the future? I believe that even though schools are revolved around their majors, they should still give students to opportunity to explore different fields so they can decide what they want to pursue in life. If a student doesn't like a class or their major anymore, chances are they aren't going to do well in that class. So to avoid this conflict, schools should add additional classes or programs that can be open to any student that is willing to take it. Not only would this give students a creativity boost but it can definitely help to narrow down the choices when they decide to take education to the next level and study in college.
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