Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk

Education. Something that affects everyone. If you have one, you can get a job. If you don't, then you can't. If you don't, then you are looked down upon by those who do. But how much is an education really worth? Something, certainly, but Sir Ken Robinson's point of view is that it hurts kids, too. It kills a part of them that should be nourished. Their creativity.

Education is something that matters to everyone, he reasons. But it only encourages certain types of learning, certain types of people. When this is the way the system works, people try to adapt to the system, and it hurts them. Children need to be encouraged to use their creativity. The human imagination is something that should thrive, and is something we should be careful with.

1. I agree with everything Sir Ken Robinson said. As someone who enjoys theater and music, and using my imagination, it's hard knowing that the classes I take may not get me into the college I want. How to choose? The classes that I want to take, or the classes that will get me a good job when I grow up? That's no choice. Sir Robinson's talk also scared me a little- I'm not as willing to take chances and get answers wrong as I was when I was in elementary school. But I feel that I am still somewhat willing, and that's a good thing. But he says that we get less and less willing to be wrong as we grow older. That is what scares me. What if when I grow up I am not the creative person I want to be? What if I lose the sense of adventure, the curiosity that I have? If those things change about me, I'm afraid that I won't be... me.

2. Sir Ken Robinson started his speech with a joke and a smile. He broke the ice, and then he added in more jokes as he continued- he added comic relief to his topic, which altogether was pretty serious. He also told a couple stories, which the audience could relate to. He talked about himself, so we would know who HE was to be saying his beliefs on this subject. His language was also very easy to listen to.

3. The presentation style of Sir Robinson was very familiar. He wasn't acting as though he was someone there to give a speech- he was another member of the audience, a friend. He told stories, he told jokes. It wasn't as though it had been memorized and practiced over and over. It was simple, easy, and relatable.

4. This video is important to me because it applies to me, and to almost everyone getting some sort of education anywhere. It talks about how education has it's flaws, because children aren't necessarily be educated in the right areas. And this is a problem, this lack of education because it affects kids for the rest of their lives.