After that rant about the education system, I feel it’s only appropriate for me to discuss the concept of divergent thinking and creativity, being the things which school supposedly stunts in our minds. I haven’t read Sir Robinson’s book/s and as such, anything more detailed than what was contained in the video and on Wikipedia, I cannot speak for ( Read more... )

There is a concept of Divergent Thinking, as I learnt in an RSA video by Sir Ken Robinson, about the Education Revolution. If you haven’t seen or heard of this concept before, it’s definitely worth a watch. I’m aware that everyone is up in arms about Kony right now, but I’m going to address another issue first, for now. Being - the failure of the ( Read more... )