Ken Robinson
The most watched talk in TED’s history. Robinson argues that schools limit pupils’ creativity and shows how to change that.
Why watch it?
Some students believe creativity belongs to other people, and that blocks their willingness to join a brainstorm. One small step helps: ask them to watch this talk before class.
- 1Ask people to watch it before classThe talk is full of humour and runs for under twenty minutes, so it is easy to set as short homework.
- 2Ask for one sentenceAsk each person to write down the thought that stayed with them.
- 3Come back to it before brainstormingRemind everyone that creativity calls for a readiness to make mistakes, whatever you believe about your own creative talent.
How to use the talk
MistakesCreativity and errors
To be creative, you have to be ready to make mistakes.
EducationA system that limits
Traditional education often stifles pupils’ innate creativity.
ChangeHow to improve it
Robinson also points to the direction in which teaching is worth changing.
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