Analysis Of Ken Robinson's Speech: Do Schools Kill Creativity

Once in our high school life have we wondered why we cram up the definitions of sin, cos or the theories that lead to Newton’s law. Once in our high school life have we been asked what majors we are fond of, as well as received harsh exclamations from people who declare our intentions as impractical. Once in our high school life have we been barred from enrolling in a creative art class since we are inclined to acquire a mastery of “top classes” which involve mathematics and science-related fields. We have all struggled through these issues and even have gone as far as to hesitate to insert people’s thoughts into ours. Contextualized in this puzzling and questionable situation, Ken Robinson partnered with Ted Talk to conduct a speech called “Do schools kill creativity?” regarding creativity in schools, a topic neither new nor previously discussed as of 2006. By garnering a compilation of facts from research about human …show more content…
Having chosen the right moment to present his speech, following the President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” Act in 2006 and a breakthrough of technology and beyond, Robinson approaches the significant matter of education by first confessing his particular interest in it. Then, he smoothly shifts his emphasis towards creativity in schools, concentrating on the experiences he has had globally. Lastly, in comparison with creativity in younger kids, he subsequently points out school systems’ failure to foster and nurture inventiveness in favor of more subjects and addresses the detrimental “hierarchy” of the public system. From his perspective as an educationalist, Robinson enters this awareness vigorously without deteriorating the structure of public schools by the use of appropriate appeals of