10.19.2008

Commodification of knowledge

Probably one of the most common questions asked college students is "what are you going to do when you graduate?" This is an annoying and potentially hazardous question, because we should not plan our academic careers (or our lives) in reference to money. In this video Ken Robinson, a "creativity expert," talks about how our education systems are training us out of creativity, how our system has commodified a certain type of knowledge, and ignored the rest. Is this healthy for our society?

I think not.   


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