Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk

The video of Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk showed the value of human creativity in education as well as the ineffectiveness of the current education system to understand and embrace this new idea of creativity being a core and fundamental learning aspect. Sir Ken Robinson had many techniques he used in his TED talk that were extremely effective, such as telling stories to get a point across and using humor to let people’s brains relax for a while before he threw new ideas out there for the audience to comprehend. His voice did not get very loud or quiet, but stayed very steady; at the same time, his voice inflections were excellent in conveying either funny or serious points. His presentation style was the use of different stories and jokes to convey his message of how schools kill creativity. He introduced ideas to people, and then explained them by either using a story, a joke, or both. The message from this video, that schools need to focus more on creativity, is the most influential point of this TED talk. I approve of this approach because I am very involved in drama, and that is an area that is not very focused upon in a normal school’s curriculum. While Arapahoe High School has done an excellent job in making sure students learn about the creative culture, more schools need to put a greater emphasis on teaching creative subjects. When schools start to put a greater focus on these creative curriculum classes, students will be better adapted to succeed in the world ahead of them, as the world is becoming a place where math and science are easily replicated, and creativity is a skill that is extremely rewarded. While no one can predict what the future holds for these students, the best way to prepare them is to notice the slight trends of change in job availability, and that trend is sloping more toward a creative future.