Ken Robinson on the importance of creativity

I absolutely loved this video. Ken Robinson delivered a wonderful speech about creativity and the way it is being diminished in today's educational systems. Mr. Robinson really made excellent points for his argument and one can tell that he has a solid understanding and true passion for the topic. It is very true that education places very little value in the arts and more on correct answers to test questions. If children are continually drawn away from the arts for the sake of pursuing book knowledge then it is inevitable that imagination and creativity will suffer and diminish.
Mr. Robinson incorporated many quality examples throughout the speech such as that of a young girl dancer whom thanks to their teacher went on to become responsible for some of the most successful productions in theater history. It is disturbing to think of all the talents that have been stamped out of so many youths due to authority figures discouraging the child's true passions and talents for more book knowledge and standardized testing. I will do my best to remember this speech when I enter teaching and always try to never discourage imagination or creativity out of a child's mind or heart.