My Response to Ken Robinson's TED Talk: Do Schools Kills Creativity?

After watching the video of Ken Robinson's TED Talk in math class, I agree with Robinson and his views on many things in the education system in today's world. This was actually my first time being introduced to Ken Robinson and I found him to be very interesting. Sir Ken Robinson is a very engaging speaker, and international advisor on which he talks about education in the arts to government, non-profits, education, and arts bodies. By watching this short video clip, he has passed along a message that will stick with me throughout my teaching career. 

Robinson says that 'fear of going wrong kills originality'. I really liked and agree with this statement because young children, unlike many adults are actually not afraid of being wrong about something or making mistakes. In today's society, children of young age do not fear of saying the wrong answer or speaking what is on their mind. However, as many of us get older we tend to not shout out what we are thinking as much because we are afraid if what we are going to say is not correct, that it is wrong, or wondering what others will think of you and your answer. We need to not be afraid of saying something wrong because this is part of our nature and is part what makes us so original. Robinson states that we have reduced intelligence to academic ability and we need to be more of ourselves and express our creativity. As a future educator, I think it is important for teachers to teach students to never be afraid of making mistakes or speaking their thoughts out loud in the classroom when asked a question. Students should be aware that everyone makes mistakes sometimes and that that is okay. Teachers need to make sure that their students are comfortable with themselves and in the classroom and that fear is something that has to be overcome. 

Overall,I think that in this video Robinson makes a lot of statements that should be viewed by educators. Also, I think that this video should also be watched by young adults who are 'in the dark' of what they want to work at, thinking of what goals they want to accomplish in their lives, or basically just deciding what they actually want to do in their lives. I would also recommend this video to be watched by any future educators like myself because after watching this video it made me feel more confident in myself about becoming a teacher and although times are rough and it is not easy of trying to get that degree in your hand, or wondering if you would get a job when you graduate, you should never give up and that hard work truly pays off. I am glad that my Mathematics professor showed this video in our  the classroom to future educators, as my Mathematics prof showed our class. Ken Robinson presents himself well in this video and gets his main messages out to people. He is a very smart and intelligent man and I have realized and learned a lot from him by watching this video clip.