Comments on: Presentation Zen: Is education killing creativity? http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2008/09/presentation-zen-is-education-killing-creativity/ Nicolette Bethel's Blog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:00:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nicolette Bethel http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2008/09/presentation-zen-is-education-killing-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-82810 Nicolette Bethel Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:31:16 +0000 http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/?p=864#comment-82810 TED rocks. TED rocks.

]]> By: nicnac http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2008/09/presentation-zen-is-education-killing-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-82809 nicnac Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:26:04 +0000 http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/?p=864#comment-82809 I am a Bahamian currently teaching in the U.S. at an independent school. IMO, Ken Robinson is right on the money. Alas, even independent schools in the U.S. are struggling with this concept. For further interest take a look at the NCTE's definition of 21st century literacies. http://www.ncte.org/about/gov/129117.htm Also, Dan Pink author of "A Whole New Mind" http://www.danpink.com/ and Howard Gardner, Harvard professor and researcher concerning the theory of Multiple Intelligences has a new book out entitled, "Five Minds for the Future". http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/teaching/TC106-607.html New skills need to be taught to prepare students for future jobs and for realizing new ways of responding to and acquiring information. Great post and btw, isn't TED great? I am a Bahamian currently teaching in the U.S. at an independent school. IMO, Ken Robinson is right on the money. Alas, even independent schools in the U.S. are struggling with this concept.

For further interest take a look at the NCTE’s definition of 21st century literacies. http://www.ncte.org/about/gov/129117.htm

Also, Dan Pink author of “A Whole New Mind” http://www.danpink.com/ and Howard Gardner, Harvard professor and researcher concerning the theory of Multiple Intelligences has a new book out entitled, “Five Minds for the Future”. http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/teaching/TC106-607.html

New skills need to be taught to prepare students for future jobs and for realizing new ways of responding to and acquiring information.

Great post and btw, isn’t TED great?

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