On Creativity

When you have a "spirited" child (and doesn't every exhausted parent have one), it's nice to hear someone say it's okay, and could even lead to good things. So when Robin urged me to watch this short video from the TED conference, I came out of viewing it relieved and inspired to be more effectual in my children's holistic educations.

Excerpt from the TED website:

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize -- much less cultivate -- the talents of many brilliant people. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. The universality of his message is evidenced by its rampant popularity online. A typical review: "If you have not yet seen Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk, please stop whatever you're doing and watch it now."

It's worth your time. Watch and laugh here.