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Jane Kigango
I agree with Ted’s view on creativity. Ted challenges the world’s attitude that people are successful depending on the number of degrees they hold. These attitudes have been and are being proven wrong in the world today. With a lot of humor, Ted talks about three themes; human creativity, unpredictable future and the extraordinary capacity for children to create and develop and new things. We all know that Ted is correct when he states that degrees have been used to judge how educated and successful people are. Professors have been viewed as custodians of knowledge but this is not the case anymore. People with degrees are no longer as marketable as they used to be years ago. Some people without degrees are becoming more productive and successful today than those holding degrees and are not willing to try new things. This should be an eye-opener to everybody and school systems should start encouraging students who may not be able to perform well in academic subjects like math but can do well in other areas. Some of the so-called low achievers are very creative and they deserve to be encouraged. Ted has used several examples in his speech to prove his points; the girl who was drawing God’s picture in class, and the child whose parents thought she had ADHD but the doctor discovered she was a dancer. Ted looks at a child’s innocence as a good example of courageously starting something original. Children are not afraid of making mistakes. No wonder they are very creative. Adults should not be scared to try new things because this is the beginning of creativity. My personal experience is an example of what Ted is talking about. Twenty years ago when I went to introduce my boyfriend to my father, the first question he asked me was whether my boyfriend had a degree. Then he went on to ask whether his degree was in science or humanities and when I said it was science, he nodded his head in agreement. He said to me that the minute he laid eyes on my boyfriend, he knew he was a scientist and he was a good man. We have been married for twenty two years.
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ReplyDeleteCheck here and see Ted's Talk. You can also find my comment on Ted's website.
ReplyDeleteJane Kigango
I agree with Ted’s view on creativity. Ted challenges the world’s attitude that people are successful depending on the number of degrees they hold. These attitudes have been and are being proven wrong in the world today. With a lot of humor, Ted talks about three themes; human creativity, unpredictable future and the extraordinary capacity for children to create and develop and new things. We all know that Ted is correct when he states that degrees have been used to judge how educated and successful people are. Professors have been viewed as custodians of knowledge but this is not the case anymore. People with degrees are no longer as marketable as they used to be years ago. Some people without degrees are becoming more productive and successful today than those holding degrees and are not willing to try new things. This should be an eye-opener to everybody and school systems should start encouraging students who may not be able to perform well in academic subjects like math but can do well in other areas. Some of the so-called low achievers are very creative and they deserve to be encouraged. Ted has used several examples in his speech to prove his points; the girl who was drawing God’s picture in class, and the child whose parents thought she had ADHD but the doctor discovered she was a dancer. Ted looks at a child’s innocence as a good example of courageously starting something original. Children are not afraid of making mistakes. No wonder they are very creative. Adults should not be scared to try new things because this is the beginning of creativity. My personal experience is an example of what Ted is talking about. Twenty years ago when I went to introduce my boyfriend to my father, the first question he asked me was whether my boyfriend had a degree. Then he went on to ask whether his degree was in science or humanities and when I said it was science, he nodded his head in agreement. He said to me that the minute he laid eyes on my boyfriend, he knew he was a scientist and he was a good man. We have been married for twenty two years.