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    Killing creativity
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    This is highly entertaining and an amazing TED talk about schools killing creativity. As a mom of a very creative boy who is a conundrum to teachers and schools and who could very very easily earn the label ADD/ADHD, I really found it inspirational and insightful:

    http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
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    I love Ken Robinson - his talks are always thought provoking and insightful! smile

    Mom to 3 gorgeous boys: Aiden (8), Nathan (7) and Dylan (4)
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    Be sure to look for the RSA Animate versions of some of them, they are mind blowing.
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    True Zen - those RSA Animates really do make it easy to follow! and they drive the message home so well.

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