TED Talk Response #1

TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinson

1. The main ideas that I took away from this Ted Talk are along the lines of the idea that our schools and education systems need more creativity incoorperated into them. If you aren't prepared to be wrong, you won't come up with any original ideas. Creativity needs to be put into eductation at the same importance of literacy. Professors see their bodies as a way to move around their heads. The modern education system is based on acedemic ability more than the true talents of youth. Children steered away from things they like because they wouldn't be able too get a job in those fields. As a result, people feel like they aren't worth as much as they really are because they didn't succeed in the things at school that were important. Acedemic inflation. Intelligence is diverse, we think in many different ways. Intelligence is dinamic, very interactive. Intelligence is distinct. Rethink the fundemental principals on which we are teaching our children. Educate the whole being of our children so they can succeed in the world.
2. The speaker is very effective in his speaking because he can connect to the audience and be comfortable by using stories, examples and a very casual speaking style.
3. Very light hearted, funny and made everyone laugh. He didnt move around much, but did look around at everyone. Includes lots of personal stories and experiences in his talk.
4. What matters in this video are the changes the speaker thinks need to happen to education in this world. This effects me personally because I am part of the education system. This effects education because the speaker is proposing to change it. And this effects the world because it will change the way the children are taught.