JEXE B4, Blog 1

I thought that Ken Robinson’s TED talk presentation was absolutely hilarious, not to mention I agreed with everything he was discussing. I think the topic of this discussion is very important because I do believe that schools, in many aspects, do deteriorate our natural ability to think and interact creatively. One of the things that Ken mentioned was that children are not scared to be wrong, which allows them to experiment through life freely and unrestrained. As we get older, and progress through school, there’s so much negative stigma that’s associated with being wrong that it pushes us away from trying new things and diving into the unknown because if we’re wrong, there could be negative results. Maybe we don’t get into the college we want, or maybe we won’t get that high paying job. But I think the main thing that I was thinking about after watching his presentation was that life is so much bigger than getting into a good college, getting a high paying job, and living a luxurious life. Why don’t schools recognize this and attempt to instill these kinds of thought processes in young people? Why don’t schools teach dance as well as math? I find that art, creativity, the ability to interact socially, the desire to explore and learn about other people and cultures are just as important as learning basic math, english, science, history, etc. These are all important aspects of learning that lead to a well rounded person, so why don’t the school systems pay more attention?