Sir Ken Robinson - SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY. 

I realised once I was out of school, where it felt like my sense of being creative was killed, that creativity was more than art. With that, my sense of what was possible opened up.

Rest In Peace dear Teacher!

It is absolutely true. Teachers should be careful not to make children to convince themselves they are incapable of anything. When i was primary school, there was a sweet boy who smiles and sit quietly in the behind. But every teacher openly insulted him front of whole class because he always had bad grade on every subject. I lost contact with him for more than 2 decades, and recently heard not nice news about him. I feel deep sadness when i think what if school system was different back then... he would have been still then same sweet boy as he was back then

I am a 2020 graduate. I started high school in 2016. What a time to be alive...

If you want to understand how the universe works mathematics is a useful tool. If you want to tell the girl of your dreams you love her, somehow a field equation doesn't quite do it. Poetry might do the trick though. Wonderful thought.

Imagine if everyone could express their thoughts like this guy.

he is one of my heroes!!!! thank you Sir Ken Robinson!!!!

This is just so true, when I was in 1st grade and kindergarden, my creativity was just out of the roof, My crafts were so pretty and creative, i was always doing something that my parents would be so proud of! I would always make some tiny ass detailed as hell stuff, now I don’t have any ideas, why? Because of school, in 1st to 2nd grade i was the best in class, my projects were amazing, did all my homework because it was fun, and my texts were so interesting and had so many creative subjectives + adjectives or something english isnt my first language, Tbh, I really became dumber after 2nd grade, i know a lot of stuff now, but i still feel like I was smarter in school then now. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK

I hated school. There were a few good classes and teachers, but not enough to outweigh the bad. The lack of empathy in the US school system I have experienced is abhorrent. These are just a few examples from my own personal experiences. 1. I was coerced into taking ADHD medication (that gave me migraines) for several months before I graduated. (Which also contributed to when I got flu-like sickness, (puking, fever, etc.) every month if not every two weeks (that lasted 2 days to 2 weeks) that 'mysteriously' went away after I left school.) (Edit: I am still chronically ill, but he major worst symptoms are less now that I am not actively getting traumatized and have meds for anxiety and physical health issues. No official diagnosis yet for physical, bar suspicions of endometriosis and an auto immune issue. I was diagnosed last year with School-related-PTSD. This is alongside regular PTSD and C-PTSD.) 2. I was denied credit for a whole semester because of my absences (due to being legitimately sick and not going to the building according to their own policy, which was that you must be fever free for 24 hours. AND, I had all A's and B's, and one F that I had already planned to make up.) 3. Over and over again they forced or tried to force me to quit classes I loved (Orchestra, metalworking, and geoscience) because I 'needed' to take more maths and science. (I do love maths and science, but I HATED the way they taught it.) Though I think they forced it so hard because I am a woman. (Edit: I am female and bigender, a form of non-binary, did not come out and realize it till post HS, so for the sake of this, I am a woman, but in general, meh. Point still stands tho, any femme or female person gets pushed into STEM aggressively.) 4. I was compared to my older siblings by teachers who said, "I expect the same or better from you because you are a (family name)." despite having their own children WHO WERE FRIENDS WITH MY SIBLINGS. (People are all different. How can you say you think to expect me to be like a carbon copy when you have kids of your own who are all different???) (Edit: This was before I was diagnosed with a maths disability and a reading disability at the age of 20. Not one teacher thought to suggest it, despite my problems and need for tutors constantly.) 5. They disregarded my concerns over bullying and actual criminal activity going on during school hours in school. (Sex crimes, bomb threats, hate crimes, racial stuff, etc.) 6. They promised me accommodations to be in this hell of an environment, and then never followed through. (The only way I passed was with the overwhelming support from my family.) Not to mention, a refusal to correct confusing instructions. (Not even my father, who has been a lawyer for over 30 years, could understand them.) These are just a few stories of the hell I experienced in school, mostly in high school. There are plenty more I have, but I don't think I need to drown you in negativity. This should be enough to show that there are problems.

Thank you, Sir Ken, for your incredible sense of humor, but more importantly, your astonishing "spot on" and candid remarks about the fact that I believe in as well: Schools DO KILL Creativity!

Yooooo this man is real wise hopefully his speech can change the view of those who is running 🏃 the world

Wonderful speaker and cheeky enough to keep a person similing and laughing, while at the same time preventing the creeping plague of a.d.d.

let kids make a wrong decision. You are damn right. I totally agree.

Brilliant talk. Sir Ken Robinson is an intellectual giant in education and creativity. I'm glad that I've seen one of his TED talks and this channel.

I think the reason why school kills creativity is because school teaches you to doubt yourself. When you score low on a test that you won't remember in a week, it undermines your self-trust. And so you are hesitant to try anything new, because you're afraid it won't be any good.

An excellent talk and so relevant to our age and the current generation. The "education" we receive is so outdated and must be reformed in order to deal with the modern world.

What a masterpiece!!! god, what a sharp brain, just unbelievable he is gone...

What's truly staggering is that in some respects some of our most destuigished educational institutions are turning out lunatics.

Thank you so much for uploading this!

This is as relevant as it's brilliant. I will listen to this twice.

Great talk, Mr. Robinson said what I have always thought. That education tries and succeeds in making little robots of us. Teaching nothing that will help & enhance our lives as we try to reach our artificail goals or careers that we have been brainwashed into believing. I think we need a change in attitude. I mean; Worship knowledge with all it's benefits instead of wasting our lives with worshiping...entertainment, money & power. With this selfish attitude we certainly miss out on what I believe could be an interesting & yes & happier life . Too many people in their old age....regret not doing the things that would have made them happy. It's sad.

Here is my input: I think we absolutely must take people like Sir Ken Robinson seriously. We face very sobering times now. It's 2018 and there are so many challenges to face. I need not list them; we know them. I can do two things after giving thought to what I've heard. I can review the ways that education failed me and my son. I also want to look at ways I can encourage my local schools to implement a program that focuses on the individual, that nurtures the specific talents of each child or youth, and helps each one to acquire skills within those possibilities. I was born and raised in California, USA. I am not just concerned about my country; I am concerned about our little planet, our precious earth. Just saying...

one of the speakers who motivated me to do start businesses in edtech

A brilliant, masterful,orator and educator.

A thought that should be spread to all Ministers of Education, parents and teachers worldwide

Excellent, talk, too bad so few people have seen. We need to share these types of talks more often. Aim high and succeed!

Witty Educator Ken Robinson made me laugh, thought, learned etc.

Thanks for the share Robbo...

Thank you Very Much.

He is so funny but very clever and wise. Thanks

THANK YOU SIR ...!!!

Wonderful presentation with lots of insights and lessons for life.

The lowest common denominator is always the best choice because It see it from the lowest point and understand from the highest point

Absolutely true what Sir Ken Robinson contends that there is a crisis of human resources. There are so many reasons.One of them is that schools that are supposed to bring out not only the best talents but to help children connect with their own potential are actually killing the very potential so what to talk of bringing out the talents. Too much of digital technology in schools is one of another reasons how schools are killing creativity.

Thanks..wish more people thought..like u when i was growing up..with ..adhd...thanks change needs to come..free thinking and moving..should be a human right but government steal that away most of the time..and if u dont fit in..they say u need a doctor or a jail cell...im a product of this way of thinking..sad but ive feel like surgery that ive been awake the hole time...✌

Most schools concentrate on Maths and science related subjects. I was always pretty awful at maths, and because of that my career prospects were limited. I don't know if things have changed, but it used to be that if you wanted to go to university, you had to have A levels in at least Maths and English or a science subject. No matter what subject you wanted to study.

What a legendary cameraman. Those unnecessary zoom ins.

Amazing speaker with an important message.

Jeez, what a crowd.

Admirable your marvelous insights and intention targeting a matter of utmost in any society...Regretfully Education nowadays and since the '50s is intentionally and systematically programmed for conformity, annulling creativity and free-thinkers....we know per example of suppression of art, philosophy, physical education programs disappear due to financial shortage, and in top of that the teacher's standard of living is insufficient...we need a parent movement to achieve some miracles if we envision a dignified future for our kids

Gosh I can listen to him daily! Nothing will change until the corporation is banned. Ken you are spot on about Industrial but corporates rule and they determine what graduates and populations they want.

Interesting to note that a lot of 17 - 25 yr olds cannot tell the time from a clock. Amazing !!

46:00 Any highly organized society is predicated on having a power structure which doesn't allow you to reject the question. They draw a hard line, to which you may refine the design.

i'm so moved by his idea. Thanks Sir Ken

Why do we have to do things we don't want to do to get what we want?

Amazing!!!

1,150 kids..... Love this

Congratulations! I think the same thing. A misjudgment by the parents or by the school can ruin a person's entire goal and carreer. We certainly have several talents in all areas of knowledge that are eclipsed and will never be discovered, unfurtunately...

I like this guy, good sense of humour.

Jobs also kill creativity. So when do we actually get to be creative.

Yes

He is very very very very very very very creative.

And I do not think I am not intelligent alt all...but I found out-now that I' in my sixties-that I found myself capable of innovation.

39:29 Unless you're trying to serenade said professor of course

What I hated was show your working out I do it in my head I a different way a spent over half my time rewriting it there way its stupid I agree with most of what this dude says good leck

Creativity is all the more urgent because AI and computers will take over many jobs soon, leaving uncreative adults redundant in the workplace.

Tough crowd, I wish more people laughed because he was pretty funny.

Fantastic and in depth concepts, educating creatively very empowering and funny... Need a better video or camera person...

Thank you Sir.

The Queen had the sense to Knight him.

Look up the Tavistock institution...

what book is he talking about, please?

My music teacher used to lock me in the broom closet everyday.

There are plenty of opportunities to develop creativity. Schools are to educate and prepare children to learn how to be a successful member of society. I believe what you are describing is cognitive thinking skills.

Aren’t parents there to foster individuality? Schools are there to engage children in learning, select the ones that mostly developed the skills of unmotivated learning, ‘learning yellow pages backwards’, being able to learn the uninteresting, like judges, lawyers, doctors, or any other high level professional has to. The rest are basically people who can be useful to society with barely being able to spell. The school system works. The parents need to add the extras if they want their children to have the luxury of individuality. The entire concept has only been existence since the Second World War. Before that you were a banker, a teacher, you stayed a banker, teacher for 30 years and retired into a small cottage in Devon.

Your wise

13:31 extinction of species, calcification & acidity of our oceans, etc

Get over it make the call! I like you. Gina in lights

Oklahoma public schools gave me 5 years of 8th thru 12th grade DRAFTING & a 4 year BSMEin design so when I got to RocketDyne in 1964 I was able to CREATE design of an Impulse Load Cell used to CALIBRATE Apollo Moon Lander thrusters OR no one was going to the moon> Neil proved it out in 1965 on Gemini to become 1st man to DOCK IN SPACE & that was KEY to a successful moon landing> So much for lack of creativity, b/c OKLAHOMA school system taught me how to WORK

17:12 Problem of education keeping people off balance.

People what he is describing already exist: it is the Finnish educational model. Why isn't the world implementing it? It was implemented already in very expensive private schools and in small expensive colleges already. The poor districts cannot afford this kind of teaching. That is the reason.

Is an 'A' grade student 'intelligent', or just a very adept copyist? A wonderful box-ticker? Very good at doing as s/he is told? Trying to please their parents? Desperate to be seen as 'superior'? Thinking only about the rewards for ticking the reward givers boxes in the order the reward giver wants them ticked? Subservient through apathy and/or greed? More importantly, would a true intelligence not allow itself a margin of error, just to avoid these possible self-destructive pitfalls? Or at least consider their possibility?

R.i.p

The topic begins at the 15-minute mark

I just wonder, when did he realized that school kill creativity because he sent his son to college.

Talking about education: In my country, Italy, the less educated and qualified people run the country, many among them are mafiosi; whereas the most educated people, most of the time, have the worse job positions and are honest.

Goodness, what a stodgy audience Sir Ken Robinson had for this talk! I just listened to a different talk Sir Ken gave, where the audience was relaxed and responsive and laughing freely at every funny thing Sir Ken said. But this audience -- ouch! He's saying funny things all over the place and rarely gets even a little bit of laughter. Who were these people?!

"According to this map, people start losing interest round about Oklahoma"

Me too, I am insanely creative, though not as bad as DaVinci....

RIP MR.KEN ROBINSON !

Starts at 17:30

Excellent camera man. Love those unnecessary zooms

A paragon of the chattering classes

As ever - a great talk. The cameraman really know how to frame the 'subject', a great job, however I don't think he could speak English (and I can't speak Norwegian either) so he had no idea when to zoom out to capture the graphics that were being displayed. Sorry but for me, this was a bit distracting as it did have relevance. On more relevant point to the talk - I never revised for my exams and in further education decided after years of study not to sit the exam. Why? Because I didn't need a piece of paper to say I had been educated . . . I just relied on what I had to say (and with confidence and belief and . . . yes, with creativity) why they needed me to come and work for them. The same applied to running my own Design Agency for 30 years.

@23:30 Privileged adjective 1 favored, advantaged, special, indulgent, sanctioned, authorized, immune, excepted, exempt, elite, honored, ruling, powerful, rich, wealthy; Sir Ken, What your son majored in was the least determining factor in his success.

Belling the cat every body discusses in a fantastic way .. .. How to bell is left out !

It’s the parents’ job to keep it alive, not the tax payers

For some that is probably true, the really creative people

*Magellanic* cloud

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Lol hahahahaha your highly intelligent

IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO TEACH KIDS TO BE LEADERS OF ANY COUNTRY. ALL WE WOULD HAVE TO DO, IS TEACH THEM HOW TO LIE. CHEAT AND STEAL FROM THEIR FELLOW MAN.

This person knows when to make people laugh and he prepared his speech carefully. Did someone figure out his this talent except being a critic of the existing education system? I just want to know how he got his education! I smell more to it then it looks. No offence.

1:01:30. We're there now: machine learning.

Lol 😂 hahahahaha

Being at odds is the fad nowadays. Nothing is going to change. Kids will go to school; the parent will pay heft fees. No offence.

Apparently this guy went to school.

There's a special place in hell for this camera man, it's infuriating

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