Representing Ideas Worth Spreading

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In 1984, a conference was held where technology, entertainment, and design converged. This brought about the creation of the TED Platform. TED Talk has been well known for sharing “ideas worth spreading,” just as their motto states. They live up to this reputation through speeches such as Sir Ken Robinson’s talk about schools killing creativity. However, what made Robinson’s speech worth spreading? Sir Ken Robinson’s talk became so popular because of the general acceptance of school corruption throughout society. This struck people to respond with their own personal viewpoints of school systems. Although, Robinson’s points were similar in many ways to my own, his approach towards solutions could have been more elaborate.

To give a detailed break down, it is best to begin with how Robinson’s speech became so popular. Obviously, speeches become popular when they are favorable, or sweet sounding to the audiences ears. However, what made Robinson’s speech so favorable? His speech was liked so much because he addressed schools limiting students abilities (Robinson). It has been well known that people are not completely satisfied with the current educational system, so it is easy to agree with his points. People also have a tendency to want to complain about something, so his speech gave them license to complain.

However, the general acceptance of his topic was not the only reason why it was liked. Robinson gave very well-thought and respectable points during his speech. For example, Robinson addressed schooling systems killing creativity by teaching people to be afraid of being wrong. As Robinson pointed out, “children are not afraid to tackle problems they are unfamiliar with.” He explained through a story about when a kid in a pla...

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...ive, they all generally agreed with his statements. As a result, his TED talk video became very popular and obtained over twenty-five million views (Robinson). His funny sense of humor, mesmerizing accent, and well thought supporting details allowed nearly everyone to agree with his speech, which is not an easy task. Sir Ken Robinson is a character that truly represents TED Talk’s “ideas worth spreading.”

Works Cited

Galanis, Philip C. "Today's Front Page." The Nassau Guardian. N.p., 22 Aug. 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.

Robinson, Sir Ken. "Ken Robinson: How Schools Kill Creativity." TED: Ideas worth Spreading. N.p., May-June 2006. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.

Shepherd, Jessica. "Fertile Minds Need Feeding." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 10 Feb. 2009. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.

"Speakers Ken Robinson: Author/educator." Ken Robinson. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.

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