Sunday, April 03, 2011

Creativity & Education

Yes, you can see the video takes 20 minutes. A number of you will be moving on at this point and to that I say: quite too bad. You'll be missing an agile and open mind who has the temerity to expose the truth about human creativity and about the self-perpetuating roles of universities. And it isn't to mold so-called "open minds." Universities exist in order to purposely close them. We stigmatize mistakes. We don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it.

Please welcome Sir Ken Robinson. Kindly note that, when he speaks of university professors the audience, comprised a good percentile of such, become rather quiet as they know he is pointing his finger at them. His veritas is not quite so amusing, then.

However, as with any good instructor, Sir Ken is salient, self-deprecating, engaging, human and, mostly, truthful:



I have said for some time: power comes with control of two very specific venues in the United States: control of SCOTUS, and control of our education system. Our educational (specifically, university) system is lost. "Suddenly, degrees aren't worth anything. It's a process of academic inflation."

Wars rage on around the globe but the wars in our head are still inflamed and the fight continues for young, impressionable minds. Here and abroad. Think: jihad.

BZ


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4 comments:

  1. Old NFOSun Apr 03, 01:09:00 PM PDT

    Good video, well worth the time... And I agree with him!

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  2. Bloviating ZeppelinSun Apr 03, 01:32:00 PM PDT

    Yes indeed NFO, enlightening, in light of the fact that it was revealed by an "educator" and a professor -- I'm sure many university professors the Western World over are and have been excoriating him for pulling back the curtain.

    BZ

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  3. Trekkie4EverSun Apr 03, 03:09:00 PM PDT

    I cracked up with his son being four in England and then corrected himself that he was four all over the world.

    That was great!!

    Seriously, he spoke volumes in truth and I completely agreed with him.

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  4. Bloviating ZeppelinSun Apr 03, 03:39:00 PM PDT

    Leticia, another reason I so enjoy British humour.

    BZ

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Bloviate away, but with facts, attributions and maturity. Personal and/or cheap shots shall not be published. Comment Moderation is, unfortunately, ON, thanks to an ever-growing number of sublimate trolls.