Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Posted in Advocacy, Creativity, Learning, Personal Interest, Schools, TED
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 by James S. Huggins

I’m rarely short on opinions.

One of my opinions is that the law “No Child Left Behind” is really about “No Child Gets Ahead”.

For me, the law seeks to repeal with the brush of a pen the fact of the bell curve.

That said, I truly like this presentation.


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Bio of Sir Ken Robinson
http://www.ted.com/speakers/view/id/69

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http://www.myephemerae.com/category/ted



 

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