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  • A comment on Talk: Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

    Feb 7 2013: One of my favorite TED Talks, if not my favorite. Firstly, this guy is hilarious. More importantly, he addresses a key issue that needs to be addressed in the education sector. . Kids of that age are so creative, free of inhibitions, with the most original thoughts and ideas that are unclouded by other opinions, social influences and media. Yet, we squander that creativity and replace that with rigid academic subjects.We have to HAVE TO not only encourage, but foster creativity, especially at a young age.

  • A comment on Conversation: Should education systems begin providing LGBT education for their students?

    Feb 7 2013: I think that schools should have more initiatives to embrace differences and teach our children that a more diverse community makes for a richer community. I disagree with the idea that we should ignore our differences and take refuge in the idea that we are all the same. At our core, yes we are all connected and a part of the same human spirit. But we are all uniquely different, each and everyone of us. Instead of pretending that these differences do not exist, we have to embrace them, celebrate them and move forward.

    Once we move past our differences, imagine what a massively productive, charismatic place the world will be. Just llike in iO Tillett Wright's Fifty shades of gay, we are not all meant to be activists standing up for basic rights that should not require our advocacy. All people are meant to be treated with the same amount of dignity and respect, regardless of sexual preference, religious affiliation, racial background, age, sex etc. I

  • A comment on Talk: Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks)

    Feb 7 2013: Brilliant! What a fascinating project to take on.

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