Watching my first TED talk presentation

      During class on Friday, we watched a TED talk the last 20 minutes of class.  At first, I though the TED talk would be boring and I would be falling asleep halfway through it, but I found that this was the opposite.  The TED talk is supposed to make people watch you, and with great interest.  After the video, I couldn't believe it was already over because the time went that quickly.  It was inspirational to hear someone talk about their belief so strongly and I hope I can make my TED talk something that sounds inspirational like him.

     

     This TED talk stressed the importance of creativity.  Mr. Robinson said that the modern school kills creativity and how we should change our society to promote creativity.  He makes valid points about people who are much more right brained in their thinking and how our schools should not favor one side of the brain over other sides.  He connects with A Whole New Mind in the way both Robinson and Pink talk about the necessity of creativity.  

     I was greatly moved during this TED talk and although I don't agree with everything he says, he was very persuasive.  He made me think of how our society should promote creativity and how we seem to block it out in the modern world.  He was right about our schools being more left-brain but in a way, it was necessary for our world 50 years ago.  Now, the world is changing and I think our school system will begin to change as well.

     Seeing how adamant he was about his belief is, in itself, persuasive to the listener.  It made me appreciate him as a human being to see him talk about the topic in a very sincere and convincing way.  The techniques he uses during the talk change the way the viewer sees it.  If he had talked about his topic in a boring way, I would not have seen it the same way.  Through his usage of humor and vigor, he expresses his point in a whole new way.

     The message he gives during his talk has to do with "the gift of the human imagination."  Every human being is not the same, so why should teaching be the same for every single one of us.  I personally am good at math and science but I am aware that other people learn different ways and are better at different things.  I can't paint or dance but some people have a natural talent for creativity.   He is right in saying that we should not ruin every chance they have to succeed because they thought they were hopeless throughout their lives in schooling.  It is time for a change in the way our society runs, and schools will be the start of that new generation of thinking.