Ken Robinson Summary Response Larissa Ibarra

In “How Schools Kill Creativity” Ken Robinson discusses how the arts have been considered an inferior subject for students to be invested in. He states that all children have natural talents they can offer the world, but school systems squander the hope of having an artistically inclined career. Robinson also makes the point that intelligence can come in many ways and can be experienced in many ways. Overall the video conveys that everyone has a great deal of creativity to offer.

Ken Robinson’s “How Schools Kill Creativity” effectively portrays how much students have to offer and also how schools tend to oppress the artistic, creative side of children. Robinson speaks about how intelligence is experienced through many things and how it can differ depending on the person, “And the third thing about intelligence is, it's distinct” (Robinson). Robinson also talks about a woman, Gillian Lynne, who was always told that she had learning problems. However, she just learned differently and ended up becoming a successful choreographer. If schools started catering to the arts just as much as math and science a generation of creators and new thinkers would rise. The world would become a place of efficiency and well as beauty if the artistic types were not told to hide their creativity. Along with wonderful insight on creativity Robinson also presented the information in a very effective way. He was straight forward and also included the audience with questions that made the audience want to dive deeper into the subject. While he was straight forward he also made some parts humorous a which was a good relief from all of the information. I think Robinson’s style could help me with my Ted Talk in the way that I would like to add some bits of humor into mine along with pieces that really gets the audience thinking. “How Schools Kill Creativity” shows how every person’s intelligence should be highlighted and celebrated.