+Doctor Professor Damn that short film struck me hard. We need to revolutionize the school so it fits everyone!

I paused at the end of the talk to read some comments and then leave. I'm glad you commented this.

tbh, i didn't really understand it

Me too

+Gayeon Ko Hey, your comment really spoke to me, I hope you are doing well and that the decision you made was right for you. I didn't stand up to my parents, and did go to college immediately after school, and yes, I became a 'first year drop out stat'. It was devastating, Not only did I not know what it was I wanted to do, I had to deal with a lot of emotional baggage that came with it. A few short years later, I went to University and got my Science Degree, and loved every minute of it. There are loads of options. It's not a race. Listen to your heart, and do what's right for YOU! Good Luck.

+Gayeon Ko I'm so feeling you, bro!

I amo totally agree with Mr.Robinson

It's been four years since you commented your story, so I'm sure your life has changed a lot since then. If you see this, I'd love to know how things are turning out for you :)

Preach!!!

because he'll be called upon to defend the crown in time of war?

Almost...he will slay the dragons.

He'll more likely befriend those dragons with his talks and sense of humor

I am on it

True words.

Archie Walters what are you gonna do? Enlighten us on your master plan

I am currently studying a Bachelor of Education. I plan to specialise in Steiner and Montessori systems as well as Indigenous Perspectives. Education is most effective when children have a decision in how they learn. The teachers job is to design learning activities that are developmentally appropriate and support children's growth to be balanced and radiant peoples. My efforts lay in the fine tuning of the most holistic pedagogical approach to make this happen on the largest scale, specifically with Indigenous peoples.

Good on you Archie I'm glad someone's trying to make a difference.

Tracey Crosswell I am. The contention I would find with you is that to educate is detrimental in any model, no one other than yourself should be held responsible for your learning. I would rather you be passionate about inspiring curiosity and facilitating the resources to learn for that is what would guarantee knowledge. I just left my last year of college (aka high school) and, in my frustration, am trying to devise an alternative model.

I always wondered why schools don't teach agriculture, growing your own food in your own home. Children need to learn how to be self sufficient and independent; to learn and explore the world through travel, learning other cultures and learning to become owners, thinkers and leaders. Agriculture model is very important but major grocery stores and food retailers don't want that.

Tracey Wilkie Não seja tão tapado assim. Assista ao Ken Robinson. O mundo está em rebelião educacional.

+Alex Gluch (ShadowRanger) YES! someone gets it! It's all about freedom, it would solve most of the problem. The other problem that is not just for education but for working people as well, is the common view that the high end of life is living comfortably, there is so much more. Most people only go so far as to concern themselves with deficiency needs rather than growth needs "I need what I lack" but once you get all you lack there are more things to look forward to thereafter (look for Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs for more info). If peoples high end of life mindset changed and the freedom children can have would increase the majority of modern problems would be solved, including education and work.

Would depend on the country in Africa but i can see what you mean. There would be less pushback from existing dogma's about education. I'm from belgium and Educational system is the new Religion here ...

Sir Twinkeltoes exactly, critisizing school is madness in my country. Even students won't accept the fact that school is flawed, because they're scared of being wrong.

I think that this is a gross over generalisation. As someone who was educated at a school in South Africa, I know that schools are very invested in the dogmatic and traditional mode of education - a lot of South African schools have a deeply entrenched Colonial British way of doing things . I also know that schools vary in terms of resources so individual schools are going to have to be tackled in a personalised manner - income inequality is a big problem here. I also only come from one of the 54 countries on the continent so I think that this comment doesn't recognise the diversity of experiences in regions, countries and even provinces/states in different nations. I also think that this comment doesn't reflect on the history of our continent and the unbelievable impact colonial education has had on us. Africa didn't develop in some kind of vacuum - it's trajectory is very much tied to all the global trends including on the matter of education.

no generalisation is absolute. this one is largely true. many African countries do have structured schools but many of these structures are not so rigid.... so the point remains

i wouldn't say Africa but it is almost exactly what i was thinking about the other day, most lack and educational facilities and financial support. this modern system will not be as expensive and for those who would be skeptical, it is still better than having no education at all. talk about war zones talk about people who are far away from schools, those who don't have time, but problems, this can save their lives

+SethBlizzard "Take it iut of sleep mode"?!? Amybody under 30 can whip out their phone, turn it on, check the time, and put it back in their pocket in at most 10 seconds.

@@davidguerranunez3586 It alone takes 10 seconds for me to turn ON my phone :/ I find watches more convenient because it also makes it where I can't play video games and get distracted instead of doing my homework, lol.

I'm 56. I stopped wearing a watch in the '90s, when I started carrying around a pocket computer (a precursor to smartphones). I had no use for it anymore, it just weighed on my wrist. That's the treatment I try to give to all my beliefs, every day in life. Question everything, especially about yourself.

+Dik Low yeah man

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As someone going into teaching: many teachers arent passionate about it. They are in it for the benefits and comfort the job gives them. Especially in USA, teachers would rather promote a student than hold them back for inability to pass tests. Teachers do this because 100% promotion makes THEM look good. They stop caring about the students. I worked with an 8 year old who couldn't spell much more than his own name. He was very ill tempered & I believe teachers continued to promote him because of it. I learned his parents don't care much for his academic success. Eventually I was able to coach him into reading 2 grade levels above his classmates. All he needed was someone to TEACH him.

+knuxiefan1994 I totally agree. The funny thing is someone like me who was in Resource class decades ago got put in it for pretty much the exact reason, some so called learning disability, LOL!!!!!!! I mean if teachers treated me like a person who wasnt stupid, I might have actually learned something. OH and putting me in with students in that class who fooled around and distracted me didnt help either. In a way, my teachers were dumber than I was.

+celloprof thank you for sharing your story. My fiance was also labeled as having severe developmental issues but he just has a learning disability affecting his speed in thinking. Teachers just didn't want to spend the extra time to teach him mental math in the first grade.

They are still wrong... one year later. Please. (Somebody read those coments?)

Yes, they are out of sync by around one and a half minutes!

I'm here to tell you from the future that it's not fixed yet.

@@maulanalaser4748 ahhahaah

@@MrsMoonMrSun The video rock, isn't it? :D

First try understanding capitalism instead of making such a ignorant claim

The school systems need 1000s more like you. I hope you succeed

That's the tough part...easier said than done.

well since school starting next month i got a plan btw this video came out in 2010 nobody did nothing yet its like they talk but do nothing about it and we need groups of people to help change the system

Some governments are already considering a new kind of education, especially in Scandinave countries. I think this revolution will happen before the next 30 years. And internet will be a major reason of this.

Take also a look on memory techniques ted does have a few talks about it. It's quite interesting

Just because most do not show signs of talent doesn't mean they have no talents, and why do you think talent has to be to do with only 'artsy' things, Its a talent to have a good scientific mind, a talent to solve problems, and I think you have a completely twisted view of money, money is not important to human life, it has been made important to human life which has caused more problems than it was designed to stop, using the sources of energy we use now can't continue or we are fucked, we need to get rid of our current system, if someone is passionate about something they wont give a shit if they are using equipment that makes it easier or not, like I say the monetary system is the problem, money should not be our incentive to do things, our incentive should be because it is the right thing to do, you are focusing on the wrong thing, you are not looking how the world works at all, you are looking at how the system works, it is actually you who is paying attention to the reckless pied pipers.

I'm not so sure rh001YT is that far off. I understand what he is saying although I love this talk. It really is the high energy density of petroleum that allows us to do so many things so easily. I'm here looking for ways to implement new ideas into our reality. Mainly helping to reverse urban decay using better education and raising the aesthetic for people in lower income demographic areas.

***** Yes, STEM is very much at the creative edge of creativity these days. Money is what keeps you alive if you don't own a farm. Few of us can own a farm, so we live on our ability to get money, which ultimately comes from energy. The more energy, the more of us can live away from the farm. Money from energy has made it possible to solve millions of problems, because we don't have to spend all our time growing food. Money from current sources of energy fuels the inventions that allow us to live more efficiently on the energy and will/is fueling the increases in renewable energy efficiency. Not enough people can agree on what is the right thing to do, so money allows for some variation in that. So a lot of people are working hard to perfect led lighting - they're almost there - that's what they think is the right thing to do. But they also do it for money. Now think about how much money making is in the historical background of all that has spawned the led lightbulb - getting the led beyond the brightness of a panel indicator was a major engineering feat, pioneered by many of the companies who for decades sold led panel indicators for money. Oh, those misguided money-grubbing semiconductor companies...shame on them! Money-grubbing is what drives efficiency- in 50 years the average Westerner will live on half the energy used today. The drive towards greater efficiency, and less usage of polluting energies, requires traditional education in which knowledge is imparted systematically in hopes that a lot of students will know enough & be sharp enough to contribute to smarter living.

Michael Williams OMG, a sane person, or at least partially sane. I don't know how the really sane can like KR - he is detached from the reality of how most of us survive without a farm of our own. KR should spend a year living in the slums of Kolkata to get grounded. Did you know that urban decay is not happening in India - quite the opposite. The diff is primarily the people & their conservative culture - few children out of wedlock and the poor rarely use drugs. If you are interested in solutions many of such are known. For instance the Salesians in India have raised perhaps hundreds of thousands out of poverty. While the Salesians run traditional and trade schools in India, it is the Salesian method that makes all that work, as they also teach good grooming, common sense, physical fitness and morality. Try bringing those four aspects of life into parts of the USA suffering urban decay, like Detroit! It is those four which they reject! Check out Ashalayam in Kolkata (use you tube). Also search out Future Hope Kolkata on the net. These two orgs take in the slumdogs and other super poor kids and give them, or allow them to earn(schoolasticly) a new life. Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (search you tube) is another amazing example of what can be done. None of these known working solutions has required an education revolution - just trad ed with good grooming, common sense, athletics & morality.

***** As for talent generally - it is rare that talent is not spotted in a child before age 12. For instance engineers, as children, will have been excelling at Lego and are known for taking things apart to see how they work. A talented musician will usually be playing well by age 12 - Sungha Jung of S. Korea - not a rich kid - see him at age 8 on You Tube. I bet the guys in the Black Keys were already playing by age 12. The talented athlete is already ahead of his peers by age 10 or 12. Singing... how about all those kids who sing Pie Jesu in talent contests? Math kids get A's in math and play chess. Sure a few develop later, but it is always obvious when they do, like Morten Lauridsen. (you can check out late-to-the-game ML on You Tube). As for the passionate and talented not wanting or using the best gear....have you been to the Guitar Center lately? Seen a modern digital camera? Video editing gear? And then there is everyone else. (also think about the fuel used by the talented & the consumption of their talent)