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I'm passionate about

-Diversity and its wonderful magic
-The power of networked knowledge to transform the world
-Education. Giving everyone the chance of learning in an creative way for unleashing all of its potential

An idea worth spreading

Roger Schank:

"Let’s teach by telling stories; in a meaningful way, which allow us to do our own connections and find our own way"
"Good stories engage our mind and spirit; and inspire and encourage us to work for our dreams and ideas"
"Education must be a process where an individual learns to discover oneself by improving and expanding one’s own internal processes and abilities and, in doing so, endeavour to improve the human condition"
"John Adams said that education should teach people how to live or how to make a living"
“People learn best when they are pursuing goals that they really care about and when what they learn helps them attain their goals. The best means of learning has always been experience"
"Story-centered curricula is meant to simulate real-life situations and entail meaningful goals that encourage children to explore their own interests"

http://www.rogerschank.com

Talk to me about

Global issues, astronomy, design, technology, world cultures, photography, innovation, education, brain, knowledge Management, language, running, books, movies. Let me know stories!

People don't know that I'm good at

Cooking! If you want to eat delicious pizzas, just let me know!

My TED Story

At the beginning of 2009, I’ve received by mail a link with a wonderful and striking talk: “Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity”
Since then I fell in love with TED and this wonderful project of “Ideas worth spreading”, and of course I became fond of listening 2 or 3 talks by week.
Finally, at the end of last year, when I manage to find some free time, I decided to volunteer and become a TED translator, for many reasons, but primarily for the following ones:
- As a way of thanking and giving back for all the great knowledge I get with every talk;
- The talks are inspiring and motivating.
- Every talk teaches us something we didn’t know before and provides us a new perspective for looking at the world.
- Everyone (in this case Spanish-speaking people who don’t speak English) has the right of learning new things and getting different perspectives of the world. That’s why I want to help spreading these worthy ideas of TED to all of these people.

Comments

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• A comment on Talk: Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms

  Dec 20 2010: It's a great animation!
  here the spanish translation:
  
  "Hay 3 tipos de personas en el mundo: los inamovibles, los movibles y los que se mueven"
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78aaeJR8no

• A comment on Talk: Jeff Bezos: What matters more than your talents

  Jul 25 2010: Wonderful talk! very inspiring,
  -follow your passion,
  -we are what we choose
  -kindness above all
  are meaningful messages for keeping always in mind.
  
  I leave this link with spanish subtitle:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h34yvLY2yyM&feature=player_embedded

• A comment on Talk: Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box

  Jul 10 2010: Just before listening to this talk, I had heard this other one:
  "Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives"
  http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_chen_a_warm_embrace_that_saves_lives.html
  And I think both go hand in hand, are closely related, especially when emphasizing the only way to reduce the birth rate: increased life expectancy of children.
  
  As always, Rosling never ceases to amaze us with his witty talks. He is a genius!!!
  Thank you!!!

• A comment on Talk: Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

  Jul 5 2010: A really inspiring talk!
  It's fantastic the way she explains how we are interconnected with all around us and why it is important to take care.
  It is a pleasure to listen!
  And I'd like to share this video clip by David Attenborough, Jane Goodall and Carl Sagan. Music + Science is always a good combination!
  
  Symphony of Science - 'The Unbroken Thread'
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOLAGYmUQV0&feature=player_embedded

• A comment on Talk: Jane Goodall: What separates us from chimpanzees?

  Jul 5 2010: I would like to share two videos, which are undoubtedly a good synthesis of this wonderful talk:
  1-Chimpanzee Problem Solving
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySMh1mBi3cI&feature=player_embedded
  
  2-(en español) Los chimpancés
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsLL1JEAYJk
  
  thanks TED for spreading this kind of fantastic messages!

• A reply on Talk: Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums

  Jun 25 2010: Thank you very much for sharing this post!
  very useful and interesting to go through all of its links!

• A comment on Talk: Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

  Jun 5 2010: Dejo links de la charla traducida al español
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFqMA48wAlw
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWf2hk493nY

• A comment on Talk: Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

  May 27 2010: wonderful talk!
  education= creating condition for talent flourishing
  Clearly, conditions around you is what will define you as a person.
  
  I leave this link, it's the poem Sir Robinson recited at the end of the talk:
  The Cloths of Heaven - W. B. Yeats (by Harvey Keitel)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGtrUKnQllI

• A reply on Talk: James Nachtwey fights XDR-TB

  May 20 2010: Thank you for this info!
• +3

  A comment on Talk: Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks

  May 13 2010: When he talks about “emotional contagion” as a primitive form of communication, it reminds this famous video which, I think, represents quite well his point:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jedd2FiZTqM&feature=related