Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Individual talents (Sir Ken Robinson Talk)
Today I watched a video of a well educated, humorous man named Ken Robinson. It was the first time I heard of him, this foreign man with an English accent. His words, "many people go through their whole life not knowing what their talents are," really stuck me. This is completely true. It seems that instead of people doing what they love they do what makes the most money. They don't have the freedom to explore and are looked down upon if they do not make a six figure income. I agree with Mr. Robinson, that there needs to be a revolution for education. A place that can cultivate a person's individuality, a place where they discover there passion. School should help the students learn to do what they love in life, for them to say, "it would be foolish of me to abandon this because it is my most authentic self." Every person is different. Different colors, cultures, sizes etc. and that diversity is beautiful. Different people have new ideas and have different responsibilities. A world with just innovators and no police would be chaotic and the other way around would be too oppressive. There must be a balance in the world and money should not be such an important part of life. The educational system should make that known and focus on the variety of talents and accept the various ways it can be nurtured. A revolution is truly needed because a reform cannot fix what is broken.
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