My car mechanic is a genius. When he was 6 years old his parents gave him a broken chain saw to take apart because he loved to do that sort of thing. He made an air compressor out of it. When he was 7, he took apart and re-assembled a snow mobile (pre-climate change). This man went through school getting the message that he was unintelligent because he was not aiming to go to University. ''Just one of the shop boys''. I, on the other hand, went to university plenty long. I became a physician. People assume I am intelligent but I would be happy to be half as smart as my mechanic. Wouldn't it be a better world if we could celebrate all the wonderful things that humans can do.

@emilysha418

3 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story.

@curtcoller3632

3 жыл бұрын

.... and how would that affect me?

@luciadia

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same

@shamssimin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this story. It take a lot from a doctor to admire his/her mechanic.

@sanjayv8407

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. It would be pretty great if we can celebrate all the awesome things that humans are capable of

I miss him. R.I.P, Sir Ken Robinson, your ideologies and vision will be carried forward. I am here, we all are here. Thank you for everything.

@phorner1983

Жыл бұрын

@Corrupted Spider I only just found this out too :( He died in 2020. Cancer apparently. Heartbreaking.

@SustainaBIT

9 ай бұрын

I'm trying to carry his vision out in my son these days.

I have probably watched each of his TedTalk's about 3 or 4 times each. They're nothing less than perfect.

@Tarudizer

8 жыл бұрын

+ParaditeRs Likewise. I agree with him so much it's like he takes the words from my mouth and uses a british accent

@pseudonayme7717

8 жыл бұрын

+ParaditeRs He really is great eh. Love his talks. He's got a great sense of humour and is uber relaxed speaking. :)

@munawwarabdulmuneer5877

5 жыл бұрын

Too bad the subtitles aren't :(

@lebaronde3204

4 жыл бұрын

i have watched each for more than 10 times

@Games4Dummies

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. I have watched each of his videos maybe 10 or 20 times, I have it almost memorized

"Everyday everywhere our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly." Wow! I was deeply moved.

I love his British humour and he is wise beyond his ears. I have 2 nephews that were diagnosed with ADHD. One while he was in his early teens was able to take apart a computer and rebuild it. Later he took apart a CRT TV and he was able to put it back together. School was a challenge but he got through it but he is a genius when fixing household appliances and electronic equipment. The other nephew has an incredible ability growing and experimenting with plants and he is self taught. He now works for a winery.

As a retired engineer, I hear Ken's message in a retrospective context of recalling my own journey from my own school days. Like others who've posted comments here, I originally wanted to be an artist! I loved to draw, paint, sculpt & sketch. Noting that the word 'artist' also was often coupled with the word 'starving', I had a back-up plan for my education to include bread-and-butter practical classes that prepared me to get a steady-income job right out of high school. That job gave me independence that allowed me to move to my own place! After being in a 'mandatory' public school and under the 'mandates' of living with my parents, this independence was so refreshing! I didn't mind working in an engineering department as a drafter, but I was not impassioned about it, so I went to college part-time to prepare for the next step. What was my next step? I really still didn't know what other adults did for a working income, what other jobs were available, what could bring passion & income together for a career. Education should be both personalized and realistic, but we students were never exposed to actual working adults in their jobs who'd show us what various types of work are like. How can an education system omit this? How can a young person discover his practical passion? First, I majored in Physics because I loved it nearly as much as artistic activities; but jobs for physicists seemed to be in very sterile settings, I heard. Then, I went to Architecture School because I figured architecture combined art with physics! Then, I discovered that architects do a lot of boring work to get to the final product *and* they were frequently unemployed in that field. Ouch! By this time, I was married, started a family & bought a house, so my job could not be supplanted with full-time college. What to do? At a crossroads, I continued working my talent for drawing by starting a consulting business to make detailed illustrations of production machinery to help maintenance people & machine operators. I liked the work, but it paid modestly. Little did I realize, this activity was teaching me about machine design, about how things worked! Occasionally, I designed things for my clients, which I found to be very gratifying, though it became apparent that I had much to learn about designing structures & machines! Back to school again, part-time. By this time, I was 30. Anyway, i finally stopped being an illustrator, and went to work as a Mechanical Design Engineer. Finally, I found my profession! I discovered my passion and talent for a career that combined the creativity of the artistic process with the technical prowess that I'd originally dismissed as merely incidental & practical. It took me nearly half of my life to find my niche! It turned out that the later half of my life was filled with fascinating high-tech research & development projects that encouraged the creative process of concocting clever solutions to vexing problems. Looking back, I knew I'd made the right choice! I enjoyed my career immensely, though I'm now worn out & glad to be retired! Now, I can think about all the gizmos I've designed over 4 decades, all the other engineers & scientists I've worked with, and now have a real sense of satisfaction! I write all this for the benefit of young folks starting out. My advice is to be aggressively curious about all your possibilities, to really find out who you are, and how you can fit the system without giving up too much. Ask a lot of adults what they do, and ask them to show you and talk with you about their careers. More importantly, work to change the education system to be much more relevant to modern economic reality while giving you tools to find your own niche. American education is due for an overhaul that will treat students with respect for their individuality, expose them to the real world for which they're preparing, and use the best mix of today's great tools for communicating useful knowledge far beyond the purchase of a diploma with money & grunt-work. Discover your niche as early & accurately as you can.

@bullseyekiller8909

7 жыл бұрын

SIMKINETICS amazing! Thanks for the advice sir. :D

@SIMKINETICS

7 жыл бұрын

+Bullseye Killer You're welcome! I hope you'll benefit from this! When my two children were young, I made a point of taking them to my workplaces to show them & explain the robots and automated machines & instruments that I designed in part or in whole; now, my son is a robot engineer, and my daughter is a regulatory affairs consultant to product developers (engineers). Both of my kids are well-educated and quite satisfied with their professions, and really don't mind the big bucks they make!

@bullseyekiller8909

7 жыл бұрын

SIMKINETICS yes, it did. Lol I barely find such useful people in real life who talk life in an open-minded way.

@TheHeartOne

6 жыл бұрын

PERFECT COMMENTARY!!! Well said!!!

@danielreyes7842

4 жыл бұрын

Before I say another set of words, please accept my gratitude towards your impressive comment you have made. I am currently a student at a community college. I been failing school since I can remember. At some point I was in a class were all students didn't even cared to open the textbooks, and I was one of those students. When I was younger, I didn't really see a future for myself, all I knew was about the present moment, but as I grea older, I began to loose touch of living in the present and started adapting a sense of disillusionment and confusion. I didn't now what else to do and nothing made sense. I couldn't even write my thoughts down on a piece of paper without being lost in my mind. It was absolutely horrible. Anyways, now I am 24 and I just made it for calculus class, I enjoy learning mathematics but some teachers at my college teach the material like we were unable to understand anything, which just makes it worst I think. I had to drop my honors calculus 1 class because I wasn't feeling the stimulus i felt when I was learning about mathematics with my previous professor. He taught me that American education is really bad and being in community college was a waste of time. Which it feels like it is but now I am stuck in community college. I aspire to be a doctor. I know that getting into medical school is the first step and I know it isn't easy. I also know that the next step is now and I know I am making progression. Which is the only system that is motivating m to keep pushing another step forward. I am thankful to God first of all for making me the strong man I am right now. I also pray to God to put me at the right path because I want a career that I love. I know people I'm my times don't get into careers, most get jobs but I don't want to be stuck in another cycle. I want to live day by day and love every moment of my life and be proud of what my hands can make happen. I am going to take my chemistry exam tomorrow. I understand the stuff. I know I will do well because I found the chapter interesting. Now I need to sleep because I need to get up early tomorrow because my early shift starts tomorrow for the hospital. I am currently a volunteer but being what I am makes me really happy. I think I found my niche. I will keep pushing myself until I become into the doctor in that hospital where I am currently volunteering for. Good night people. Keep dreaming. Don't stop. Keep pushing a foot forward without being blind of where the road is taking you.

for this guy I think TED should make an exception to the time limit : [

@user-qc7vf7pb3c

2 жыл бұрын

There is some longer version of his words available already on ted too

Dayum, I want this guy to be our school principal

@bullseyekiller8909

7 жыл бұрын

Moayyad Ali then get ready for ur school to rank among the top schools.

@curtcoller3632

3 жыл бұрын

He makes more money with "motivational" speeches - ask Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He should do stand-up comedy full time. Will be a huge hit.

It came as a sheer shock this morning when I learned that we lost a beacon of hope in the field of education. A man without whom I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing. A man who believes in us teachers. A man who sees the key to human flourishing. Sir Ken Robinson - a true hero. Today, I grieve for the loss of a wonderful soul. Mr. Robinson once contended that human flourishing depends upon 3 things: diversity, curiosity and creativity. He said that unless we acknowledge this in teaching and learning, we will “labour” painfully, and students will “endure” suffering. Mr. Robinson, we hear you. Your silver speech, your deceptive sense of humour, and your infectious smile… You will be well missed. Rest in peace.

@SustainaBIT

9 ай бұрын

Rest in peace Mr. Robinson

@SustainaBIT

8 ай бұрын

I wrote my last comment here exactly 1 hour before my dad passed away, my dad is also a teacher and as I was watching this video I was thinking to show it to him, I was away at my work at the time and my dad passed an hour after.

As always Ken Robinson doesn't disappoint. I'd love to hear him talk for hours, he is that good and enlightening.

I came across Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talks when I was in high school, preparing for my SATs. In retrospect, I was constantly depressed and lost all joy in learning at all, sickened by the whole education system... but then I listened to these TED Talks. They kept me sane and alive during those harsh times. Three years later I now am a college freshman. I'm still depressed from time to time but I feel more relaxed. Seeing someone care with deep thought about their expertise, towards children, lightens hope and enthusiasm. Rest in peace, sir. You were a gift to us all.

@NicholasWarnertheFirst

7 ай бұрын

Beautiful 😍

R.I.P. Sir Ken Robinson. Your legend will live on.

I like the Lincoln quote: The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled hight with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion.

“Life is not linear; it's organic. We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents in relation to circumstances they help to create for us.” 8:55

Master class level of Rhetoric on display here. Thank you for providing such witty insight Ken! You will be missed, but not forgotten.

The quintessence of a motivational speaker this man!

A+ speaker, I love his voice, humor and tone.

What a fascinating person!! It certainly is a huge loss for the world to lose such a person who has worked so hard for education! May God bless his departed soul! I hope we could truly take his lessons and try to implement them in our education system all over the globe.

I literally tear up at the undeniable beauty of the reality that Ken speaks. He's good and I like it, I like it a Lot! I was sent to "The best" schools and they taught me next to nothing except that back then i was a reject! I have had the most incredible life and i honestly feel sorry for those that looked down on me. God bless.

R.I.P Ken, you were an inspiration to me

If KZread devised a 'Love it' button, I'd use it. Until then, the single, blue thumb-up will be it for this highly efficient, deeply profound, and truly galvanizing talk. Well-done, Sir Robbinson.

I could literally listen to this man talk about most anything. Wish I had the capability to so easily purvey a message while also being engaging.

Man when he said "It's not what they do. It's who they are," I felt that. Art isn't just something I'm talented in. It is my passion and how I show my best self to people. Edit: typo

Be still my ❤️. What an amazing contribution to the world was Sir Ken Robinson! I hope he's still telling jokes & guiding us to innovative education from heaven. 🙏

WOW I LOVE THIS! And like many people, I really needed to hear this . I'm currently doing gap semester. And with my time i'm doing community service at a home for the disabled, looking for a job and scholarships for when I start uni in the spring, honing my mandarin, reading historical fiction on the side, etc. Of course I've been frowned upon by family and friends but what hurts most is my mother trying to talk me into going down a road she knows i would rather not take. yes mom i would love to go to college, just not the one you want for me nor the major you would prefer. and i dont feel the need to rush into a post secondary education at the moment, so if its fine with you please allow me to live in peace with my service to the needy and the works of john steinbeck.

Just because you've seen this talk doesent mean its lost its value. By it being posted again, it gives people who dont dig through channels the opportunity to be influenced by this amazing Ted talk (if anything, that adds value). Furthermore, this topic is still relevant, as there has NOT been a revolution. If great words fall on deaf ears, what is the use? So we try, try, and try again, until the right ears hear the right words, and a revolution is set afoot.

I believe that it is critical to recognize that there are talented educators everywhere who manage to search within to discover creativity that had been waiting for the perfect moment to transform the classroom experience simply by sharing their creative gifts! I was always moved by the intensity of where a child would excel. When you tell a child that they CAN do something, they truly get involved in the creative learning process. (I could literally listen to Sir Ken Robinson read the newspaper, read every menu and then finish with an outstanding weather report!)

You will always be an inspiration for me, thanks for everything you gave to us, you were a magnificent human being and beautiful mind... thank you, for real thank you!

I was deeply impressed by your lecture. My dream is to be an elementary school teacher. Nevertheless, I seem to be more interested in the current education system than in the future. But now your lecture has changed my mind. As you say, all children have their own talent. It's just that we, grown-ups, can't find it. So I admit that we need a Michelin restaurant education tailored to each student, not a standardized fast food education. So, I hope to become a teacher who can be customized for every students rather than standardized teacher. Thank you for teaching me many things.

I used to have a neighbor who cleaned port-a-potties for a living. At neighborhood gatherings he would introduce himself, “Hi, my name is Frank. I clean port-a-potties for a living and make way more a year than you do.” He opened the door, shut it, and nailed it closed with that. I loved it, and he was exceptional at delivering the line.

Always impressive. His ability to get his point across is great.

RIP! One of the most Wisest men to have lived! Sir Ken!

The brilliant idea of this talk is what we need to address the crisis of the pandemic where the crisis of Human Resources is at its worst. Though he is gone, I continue to follow Ken Robinson's talk he is a light that illuminates the Liwanag ng Buhay Foundation reading his book "The Element" makes me keep his memory alive with the work I am doing not as a teacher but as a facilitator in in the field of program management and development. I totally agree that we should create the conditions where kids can find their talent and flourish. My passion grows stronger to help others who are struggling to find out what they are good at I like in particular the ones written by Mikala (whose mechanic found his forte) btw, Total Trash Mammal: society cannot dictate your passion neither can it stop you from pursuing your dreams. We care for our children's future; let us work together help the next generation find their dreams.

What a beautiful, smart, funny, and courageous man. I found out that he passed only today. And even though I've only known of him because of the 2006 Ted talk and this Ted talk, and a few other podcasts, I felt the loss. There are very few people who can be so engaging and impart so much accurate, worthwhile, and fundamentally sound wisdom.

You willed be missed, Sir Ken Robinson. I express my respect for him dedicating short note below: Children chatter, gazing at a far; unknown is the future but never fearful nonetheless. Sparkling eyes yearning; will it hurt?: yes. how much?: only as you imagine. Scared for the pain, how grown up you are; An old man filled with regret. Spark thy lights you’ll never get younger

One of the most important and humorous speakers😁...love the way he presents.. brilliant man 👏

Ken Robinson is like sugar on a stick to listen to :) thank you for your amazing lecture!

Wonderful talk. His warmth and humour always put in me in a kind of altered state of possibilities and his Yeats quote from The Cloths of Heaven at the end really moved me. I love children and it is the world of possibilities that they show us, if we are not to anxious for them to be what we want them to be when they grow up. I think we could all resonate with negative experiences from our childhoods, where we were told not to think or act in certain ways that damaged our spirits and imaginations and ultimately what we could be when we grow up and could still be if we are encouraged by such wonderful speakers as Ken. All the best to him and TED for all the different points of view that it brings to us. C

Brilliant man. May he rest in peace ☮️

Please allow this man to have more minutes!! I'd be listening to him for hours.

Brilliant! My favourite poet (WBY - and fav poem: He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven) - and my favourite education super-hero, SKR symbiotically encapsulating meaningful learning and a life well-lived. Thank you.

Wow this is the second time i'm being amazed by him

based in South Africa and involved in edtech i really enjoy his talks, thanks TED

Brilliant, give this man a podcast or something!

Wow. He had such an affable, amiable, humours, warm sense about him. Great at communicating, telling stories.

Brillant absolutely brillant man. He is indeed one of my real life heroes!!! RIP you incredible man!!

this is amazing. thanks for uploading this.

Absolutely entertaining and inspiring in one. He's awesome!

Thank you Sir Ken Robinson for an Excellent Lecture, ' Rising with the Times and Thinking a new ', all of which is essential now.

Such a great sequel.

I remember seeing this years ago and not quite understanding whereas now that I am in college, and changed majors from film to physical therapy assistant. I realized that the purpose of film is to express ourselves in a visually artistic manner but college teaches one how to make living through films in a standard manner but in no way does it encourage us all to make thought provoking, heartful and memorable films. I do not agree with film teachings therefore have roam in film projects outside of college. I ended up changing majors to physical therapy assistant instead and that decision makes sense, solely on the lack of resistance to do well in classes and learn something that is so far out from film. And there is a very beautiful aspect of majoring in something in relations to health such as being able to provide assistance in someones recovery. The health care system is at a fragile state though and it is in desperate need of people who genuingly want to make a difference for the contribution of the patient- doctor or nurse relationship by creating a strong foundation that everyone can depend on! Rather than thinking in further contributation for bussiness.

R.I.P. Sir Ken Robinson PhD., what a wonderfully insightful man with a big heart and a passion for things educational. I only just found out he'd passed away, which is sad as I was only talking about him today and decided to come back and watch his TED Talks. The last time I watched these was back when I was studying for my final degrees and wanted a break. He will be greatly missed, thank you for your inspirational, and humourous talks...they were works of art.

Ken Robinson is such a great communicator.

What an intelligent, wise and sensible man it is rare to find these 3 things in one human.

Everything he says makes so much sense!

this is why i need TED.. thanks sir..

I'm with you 100% Ken and I want to become part of your movement - I'm the Programme Leader for Engineering university level learning at a UK college and I'm regularly forced to stop all student learning so I can hold a full-team management meetings!

@karenmorgan9601

Жыл бұрын

@Hello handsome

It was a pleasure listening to Sir Robinson's talk, as always. He makes very inspiring statements n remarks about the education system and how it needs to be revolutionized, not just reformed. Couldn't agree more with him. Fine poem he ended his talk with. The Education Systems ought to identify n nurture innate talents of every child, not test them by the same yardstick of academic excellence. Reminds me of am old remark by Albert Einstein - if you judge a fish by its inability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life that it's stupid. And sadly, that's what all education systems tend to do to our children.

The captions are maddeningly late. Reminded me of the education system.

10:47 "Human communities depend upon our diversity of talent; not a singular conception of ability."

You are amazing and I wish the Dept of Educations apply this knowledge. To safe our children and help them achieve !

Great topic, great speaker, great speech :) The metaphor of the dream, used in the poem, at the end was the cherry on the cake. I am watching this 4 years from when it was published, have things changed in the model of education in US or else where?

Stephen Fry and Ken Robinson need to have tea and record the conversation that follows.

such a great speaker ....

That was a beautiful end to the speech.

@ImanAliHussein

8 жыл бұрын

+nickjoeb Brought tears to my dry eyes :(

Rest in peace dear Sir Ken ❤️

omg u r the best speaker of al.....truely amazing...

I freaking love this guy !!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Perfect! Everyone who sees and feels this will know its truth.

love this guy

Amen! I'm an artist and make art advocacy videos. it's interesting how many people say art is a waste. i also teach art and when I have an entire class of kids and only a couple knew how to use a ruler...I cringe at their public edu.

@yogenthiranyogenthiran7934

8 жыл бұрын

I t

@FeliciaFollum

8 жыл бұрын

Yogenthiran Yogenthiran ?

@lizaharris5930

3 жыл бұрын

music is an art. I would not feel better when sad, or inspired when listening to a song about confidence. who doesn't love the feeling of being moved by a quote in a movie, or be in awe at the girl with the pearl earning? yet because it is ill-advised we feel torn as to follow our passion or follow something practical.

im in 10th grade and i enjoy listening to robinson alot

The greatest educator ever! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻♥️♥️

Brilliant, as always.

I graduated from high school in 2010 and started college. where was this talk for me then? if only ive heard it maybe i wouldnt rush to college as i did because i was made to. everything's done in such frenzy

Great man. R.I.P.

O Captain! My Captain! How blessed this Earth is that you walked on it Sir Robinson.

Amazing man - beautiful words

Check out Andre Stern if you're interested.. he didn't go to school at all and talks about it.

My children were so eager to go to school and they arrived at kindergarten able to read, write and numerate but within a few short years they all hated school. I found out what I wanted to be when I grow up in my late sixties. Now I race against the sun as the grim reaper closes in but I comfort myself that it is the journey not the goal.

This intensely resonated with me

Please fix the subtitles delay!

he inspires me everyday

RIP. Great minds never die.

Out standing explanation.

Brilliant as always, inspirational

This video is already on the channel.

@LilChuunosuke

8 жыл бұрын

+Karlo Schallibaum I'm with Dan Never saw this one and I am so happy I have seen it now.

What a wonderful Talk :).

Yes, I love flow state.

I really really love this man😍😍😍

Ken Robinson is brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT !!!

Muchas gracias Sr. Robinson.

Amazing man.

Ken Robinson does it again:)

I agree, it needs a revolution, and customization in education. However....the logistics of giving each student a personalized education is far from an easy problem. It would be much easier to work on gamifying education (which inherently would give more agency to the students), and try to build from there. Trying to leap 15 feet/meters is harder than taking 15 1 meter steps (not to mention is more prone to critical failures).

@karenmorgan9601

Жыл бұрын

@Hello

Super inspiring. Education shouldn't be elitist. Fingers crossed one day this will happen.

Great speech!!

REALLY GOOD SPEECH.

Amazing 👏