Science fair not fear

Every once in a while a story like this surfaces that should remind us of the incredible potential of young people. Angela Zhang started reading doctoral level work in 9th grade and was recently awarded a $100K as a winner in the National Siemens Science Contest. She has developed at age 17 a nanoparticle with potential cancer cure applications. This ain't the usual science fair entry, but points us to making opportunities for all students to create and innovate.

STORY: Angela Zhang, High School Student Devises Potential Cancer Cure

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKGrJiB03mR9PYt7ft3K7_430SLJwemNrXwalUyFIRc8PjhOPI8EWeddpD1T60V6hihGBr8QdMB_6XUodbw2D6seVM79J6gyqZY08OrGcBAGnBf6BI1eWcAudoOg7YnpYMQDpQBf0w6np/s1600/science_board.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKGrJiB03mR9PYt7ft3K7_430SLJwemNrXwalUyFIRc8PjhOPI8EWeddpD1T60V6hihGBr8QdMB_6XUodbw2D6seVM79J6gyqZY08OrGcBAGnBf6BI1eWcAudoOg7YnpYMQDpQBf0w6np/s400/science_board.gif" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Every once in a while a story like this surfaces that should remind us of the incredible potential of young people. Angela Zhang started reading doctoral level work in 9th grade and was recently awarded a $100K as a winner in the National Siemens Science Contest. She has developed at age 17 a nanoparticle with potential cancer cure applications. This ain't the usual science fair entry, but points us to making opportunities for all students to create and innovate.<br /> <br /> STORY: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/15/angela-zhang-high-school-_n_1207177.html">Angela Zhang, High School Student Devises Potential Cancer Cure</a>

Students In Trouble Over '9/11' Sweatshirts

Story: Sweatshirt Sparks School Controversy

The War on Terror has now seeped into teenager dress code pranks. No word yet on how many troops Obama plans to deploy to the hallways of American high schools.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wxp0L3F8nVdKzNvKTmh8f6neiichyphenhyphenRDrip2cYSgNsKSIMzzYWn_5SjM90wng7u1MIGP9Qt1sFlh1159Z502iKbcBs3MLUm9D9OuImtoeiQt5p_UfOTnt16C_enlJlndMBnSpPUPwQgWG/s1600-h/911.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423422871896422354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wxp0L3F8nVdKzNvKTmh8f6neiichyphenhyphenRDrip2cYSgNsKSIMzzYWn_5SjM90wng7u1MIGP9Qt1sFlh1159Z502iKbcBs3MLUm9D9OuImtoeiQt5p_UfOTnt16C_enlJlndMBnSpPUPwQgWG/s320/911.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><strong>Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.clickondetroit.com/education/22141652/detail.html">Sweatshirt Sparks School Controversy</a><br /><br /><div align="justify">The War on Terror has now seeped into teenager dress code pranks. No word yet on how many troops Obama plans to deploy to the hallways of American high schools.</div>

Student suspended for ‘threatening’ rap lyrics

Story: BLHS student suspended for ‘threatening’ rap lyrics

This is a prime example of what's wrong with Zero Tolerance. I am guessing this boy isn't the only teenager in the country to try and write a rap song...fairly confident about that. But since his lyrics indirectly contained references to guns and death, he now faces suspension, potential expulsion, and charges at a juvenile court. Imagine if Run DMC had it this rough?

<a href="http://bernardaw.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/raps.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bernardaw.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/raps.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 224px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span> <a href="http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/521613.html?nav=5008">BLHS student suspended for ‘threatening’ rap lyrics</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a prime example of what's wrong with Zero Tolerance. I am guessing this boy isn't the only teenager in the country to try and write a rap song...fairly confident about that. But since his lyrics indirectly contained references to guns and death, he now faces suspension, potential expulsion, and charges at a juvenile court. Imagine if Run DMC had it this rough?<br /></div>

Teacher tells seven-year-olds: Imagine your dad died in 9/11 attacks

Story: Teacher tells seven-year-olds: Imagine your dad died in 9/11 attacks

Nothing seems more productive than asking a group of first graders to picture their dad dying in a terrorist attack. I wonder how many family members of the close to 3,000 victims would be interested in reading the completed assignments? I find it hard to believe that this teacher ran out of positive topics and thought this would be a really great brain exercise.

<a href="http://www.japanfocus.org/data/wtc_9-11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.japanfocus.org/data/wtc_9-11.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 286px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span> <a href="http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Teacher-tells-sevenyearolds-Imagine-your.5848207.jp">Teacher tells seven-year-olds: Imagine your dad died in 9/11 attacks</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Nothing seems more productive than asking a group of first graders to picture their dad dying in a terrorist attack. I wonder how many family members of the close to 3,000 victims would be interested in reading the completed assignments? I find it hard to believe that this teacher ran out of <span style="font-style: italic;">positive </span>topics and thought this would be a really great brain exercise.<br /></div>

Teacher suspended over explicit assignment

Story: Teacher suspended over explicit assignment

It's easy to understand why some parents don't agree with an assignment that had high school kids writing about sex and masturbation. There's probably a fine line between creative writing and Penthouse submissions, and Mr. V has been walking it. That's great that so many of his students support him, but pedophiles always have a way of seeming trustworthy.

<a href="http://chrisstubbs.com/images/writing1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://chrisstubbs.com/images/writing1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 231px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span> <a href="http://riverdalepress.com/full.php?sid=10377&current_edition=2009-10-29">Teacher suspended over explicit assignment</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's easy to understand why some parents don't agree with an assignment that had high school kids writing about sex and masturbation. There's probably a fine line between creative writing and Penthouse submissions, and Mr. V has been walking it. That's great that so many of his students support him, but pedophiles always have a way of seeming trustworthy.<br /></div>

Teacher asks, "If you knocked your brother down, would you urinate in his mouth?"

Story: Teacher Disciplined For Unusual Creative Writing Assignment

In an effort to motivate her students to write, she posed the question, "If you knocked your brother down, would you urinate in his mouth?" We are hoping her class all turned in one-word essays: "No." I am not sure if she was inspired by R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket, or maybe she just has some sort of "Golden Shower" fetish, but one thing is for sure- she obviously comes from a unique and unusual childhood.

<a href="http://api.ning.com/files/HWLMz-y5imT6kl77TC4fAII9RRwjOfK688XAFZc7crbnI*sXwSyDTG5df9rLVO0J3HPwkivSrdtViPDaLFjBGpfbiMLIK188/peeing_calvin_on_CPS_color31.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://api.ning.com/files/HWLMz-y5imT6kl77TC4fAII9RRwjOfK688XAFZc7crbnI*sXwSyDTG5df9rLVO0J3HPwkivSrdtViPDaLFjBGpfbiMLIK188/peeing_calvin_on_CPS_color31.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 245px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span> <a href="http://www.wmur.com/education/20990241/detail.html">Teacher Disciplined For Unusual Creative Writing Assignment</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In an effort to motivate her students to write, she posed the question, "If you knocked your brother down, would you urinate in his mouth?" We are hoping her class all turned in one-word essays: "No." I am not sure if she was inspired by R. Lee Ermey in <span style="font-style: italic;">Full Metal Jacket</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>, or maybe she just has some sort of "Golden Shower" fetish, but one thing is for sure- she obviously comes from a unique and unusual childhood.<br /></div>

Andover seventh-grader's KKK project draws fire

Story: Andover seventh-grader's KKK project draws fire

It's like Candyland but the characters are white supremacists! It is one thing to discuss and educate students about controversial subjects in American history. It is another to allow a student to make a project graphically detailing white robes and lynchings, and to have that project highlighted at a parent open house. Hey Kansas, it's called decency and tact. You'll figure it out soon.

<a href="http://www.old-picture.com/united-states-history-1900s---1930s/pictures/Ku-Klux-Klan.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.old-picture.com/united-states-history-1900s---1930s/pictures/Ku-Klux-Klan.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 388px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Story:</span> <a href="http://www.kansas.com/news/breaking/story/754806.html">Andover seventh-grader's KKK project draws fire</a></div><br /><div></div><div align="justify"><em>It's like Candyland but the characters are white supremacists!</em> It is one thing to discuss and educate students about controversial subjects in American history. It is another to allow a student to make a project graphically detailing white robes and lynchings, and to have that project highlighted at a parent open house. Hey Kansas, it's called <em>decency</em> and <em>tact</em>. You'll figure it out soon.</div>

Teens capture images of space with cheap camera and balloon

Story: Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon

The title could also read: Our school science program OWNS your schools science program.

Note to all teachers -- scrape together $200 from your beer fund, put off coming to school drunk, and help some students send an oversized party favor to the edge of the atmosphere.

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div align="center"><strong><img height="235" src="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01367/space_1367605c.jpg" style="MAX-WIDTH: 800px" width="370" /></strong><br /><strong></strong></div><strong><strong><br />Story: </strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5005022/Teens-capture-images-of-space-with-56-camera-and-balloon.html">Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon</a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">The title could also read:</span><i style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> Our school science program OWNS your schools science program. </i><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Note to all teachers -- scrape together $200 from your beer fund, put off coming to school drunk, and help some students send an oversized party favor to the edge of the atmosphere.</span><br /><br /><br /></strong><div class="zemanta-pixie"><strong><img class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=1556490d-78fc-49b0-9261-7419b25dd1e3" /></strong></div></div>

Teacher sells advertisements on tests

Story: Funds sliced, teacher sells ads on tests

Well parents, your kids math tests have now been bought out by corporate America. The students actually admit they look forward to seeing the ad. Which in marketing terms, means "It's working!" So even after taking an hour long quiz, what have the students really learned? That everyone has a price. So while the teacher is making the money needed, the students are getting tired of taking five tests every week.

<a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/images/your_ad-here.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/images/your_ad-here.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 217px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: </span><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081122-9999-1mc22rbteach.html"><span class="sansmediumhead">Funds sliced, teacher sells ads on tests</span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Well parents, your kids math tests have now been bought out by corporate America. The students actually admit they look forward to seeing the ad. Which in marketing terms, means "It's working!" So even after taking an hour long quiz, what have the students really learned? That <span style="font-style: italic;">everyone has a price.</span> So while the teacher is making the money needed, the students are getting tired of taking five tests every week.<br /></div><span> </span>

You Can Vote However You Like

Someone once posed the question: How can we engage kids by combining creativity and new technologies? Well, I think we found one answer. It's about time we have evidence that a teacher is appealing to things kids like in a way that educates them about current topics. Let's maybe build on ideas like this and go back to a fun classroom environment that doesn't revolve around standardized tests. (You can find a follow-up video that interviews these students here)

<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iiJbs-JS3XQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iiJbs-JS3XQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Someone once posed the question: How can we engage kids by combining creativity and new technologies? Well, I think we found one answer. It's about time we have evidence that a teacher is appealing to things kids like in a way that educates them about current topics. Let's maybe build on ideas like this and go back to a fun classroom environment that doesn't revolve around standardized tests. (You can find a follow-up video that interviews these students <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BiKFCcUt_A">here</a>)<br /></div><span> </span>

Halloween drawing scares teacher

Story: Halloween drawing scares teacher, gets student in hot water

His assignment was to draw a "scary Halloween mask." I would say the assignment has been completed. If the art teacher did not want to see a final image like this, then she should have asked the students to draw a picture of kittens playing in a flower bed under a rainbow. But instead this fifth grader is now subject to a pysch evaluation. School sounds so fun!

<a href="http://savannahnow.com/files/12350_300.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://savannahnow.com/files/12350_300.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 324px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: </span><a href="http://savannahnow.com/node/605769">Halloween drawing scares teacher, gets student in hot water</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">His assignment was to draw a "scary Halloween mask." I would say the assignment has been completed. If the art teacher did not want to see a final image like this, then she should have asked the students to draw a picture of kittens playing in a flower bed under a rainbow. But instead this fifth grader is now subject to a pysch evaluation. School sounds so fun!<br /></div><span> </span>

D.C. Students Get First Reward Checks

Story: D.C. Students Get First Reward Checks, but Some Come Up Short

If you don't remember the original story, D.C. decided that the only way to get kids to study and come to class, was to give them paychecks. Even though a payroll glitch caused most of the checks to be short, some kids got up to $100 for get this- being a student. At this point, Frito Lay and Mountain Dew better get some reps in these schools and start filling them up with vending machines. I mean, what else is a 12-year old going to spend money on?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB0kKSN5DKqc1yiaO67jcv21yFSQdtTqUswvRyxUF47bqpom03Tvmeg95qjR2jGGAWHrvxdqapGWEWPYq6YiX8israVxS6cPVe_KhfAUZ0x9B7KHKPlc9yOYAGxQoRjeKy0lbRRJaxmFU/s1600-h/check.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259428870058601426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB0kKSN5DKqc1yiaO67jcv21yFSQdtTqUswvRyxUF47bqpom03Tvmeg95qjR2jGGAWHrvxdqapGWEWPYq6YiX8israVxS6cPVe_KhfAUZ0x9B7KHKPlc9yOYAGxQoRjeKy0lbRRJaxmFU/s320/check.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101703276.html">D.C. Students Get First Reward Checks, but Some Come Up Short</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you don't remember the <a href="http://detentionslip.org/2008/08/dc-to-pay-students-for-attendance.html">original story</a>, D.C. decided that the only way to get kids to study and come to class, was to give them paychecks. Even though a payroll glitch caused most of the checks to be short, some kids got up to $100 for get this- <span style="font-style: italic;">being a student</span>. At this point, Frito Lay and Mountain Dew better get some reps in these schools and start filling them up with vending machines. I mean, what else is a 12-year old going to spend money on?<br /></div><span> </span>

School bans girls condom display project

Story: School bans contraceptive display

The principal felt that a display using condoms might be offensive to some, and he feared that "the actual packages could fall into the wrong hands." God forbid kids in Texas start having safe sex. This might actually help prevent young girls from throwing their babies away. I want to say that high school is probably a good time to at least consider sex education.

<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/10/24/condom-txt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/10/24/condom-txt.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: </span><a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/28636339.html">School bans contraceptive display</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The principal felt that a display using condoms might be offensive to some, and he feared that "the actual packages could fall into the wrong hands." God forbid kids in Texas start having safe sex. This might actually help prevent young girls from <a href="http://detentionslip.org/2008/09/14-year-old-girl-leaves-newborn-baby-in.html">throwing their babies away</a>. I want to say that high school is probably a good time to at least consider sex education.</div><span> </span>

D.C. To Pay Students For Attendance, Behavior

Story: D.C. To Pay Middle School Students For Attendance, Behavior

The article quotes that this is, "in an effort to get them to focus on school." It sounds to me like we are teaching them at a young age that money is the driving force behind everything. The only incentive for being a responsible student, is a financial gain. It's just one big bribe. Again, I would like to think there is a better way to invest $3 million towards education.

Story featured on this Carnival.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBvsHn6Ud10rTP_dCKWjAbp0j63vVJjDGF1FtM8qvcgaEaiaGvAjwE0BWponlASk96Oj0Iu9kp8I2WWi183zk9zUskGK39AUGBZzkBAFhpD6DbdePbivBq4JujNhUTFK3TzmgDYbL-kU7/s1600-h/cash.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237429990488010546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBvsHn6Ud10rTP_dCKWjAbp0j63vVJjDGF1FtM8qvcgaEaiaGvAjwE0BWponlASk96Oj0Iu9kp8I2WWi183zk9zUskGK39AUGBZzkBAFhpD6DbdePbivBq4JujNhUTFK3TzmgDYbL-kU7/s320/cash.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: </span><a href="http://www.nbc4.com/education/17259394/detail.html">D.C. To Pay Middle School Students For Attendance, Behavior</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The article quotes that this is, "<span style="font-style: italic;">in an effort to get them to focus on school</span>." It sounds to me like we are teaching them at a young age that money is the driving force behind everything. The only incentive for being a responsible student, is a financial gain. It's just one big bribe. Again, I would like to think there is a better way to invest $3 million towards education.<br /><br />Story featured on this <a href="http://circle-time.blogspot.com/2008/09/kiddie-carnival-of-education.html" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Carnival.</a><br /></div><span> </span>

Students' photos altered in yearbook

Story: Students' photos altered in McKinney yearbook

40% of the students had something changed on their picture. Clothes were switched, head sizes stretched, fake mustaches were drawn in! (maybe). Seeing as how most people have a pretty good idea of what they look like, I still can't figure out how someone would think no one would notice. School officials thought something was fishy when they realized that the majority of the students appeared in the yearbook with shirts reading: "I LOVE Lifetouch National School Studios."

<a href="http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials/rharris/032805_Step03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials/rharris/032805_Step03.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Story: </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/051708dnmetyearbook.108e16bb1.html"><span class="vitstoryheadline">Students' photos altered in McKinney yearbook</span></a><br /><br />40% of the students had something changed on their picture. Clothes were switched, head sizes stretched, fake mustaches were drawn in! (maybe). <span class="vitstorybody"><span class="vitstorybody">Seeing as how most people have a pretty good idea of what they look like, I still can't figure out how someone would think no one would notice. </span></span>School officials thought something was fishy when they realized that the majority of the students appeared in the yearbook with shirts reading: "<span style="font-style: italic;">I LOVE </span><span class="vitstorybody"><span class="vitstorybody"><span style="font-style: italic;">Lifetouch National School Studios</span>." </span></span></span><span> </span>

Learning to Change

Video by Pearson's for CoSN for use in public advocacy.

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Do schools kill creativity?

Story: Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

"All kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them..."

Not a breaking story, but we found this clip on the TED video archive. It hasn't been widely circulated, so here it is. There are also some other great clips on the TED website, from a variety of topics.

<!--cut and paste--><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="285" id="VE_Player" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/SIRKENROBINSON_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&logo=&allowFullscreen=true"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="wmode" value="window"><embed src="http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf" flashvars="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/SIRKENROBINSON_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&logo=&allowFullscreen=true" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" scale="noscale" wmode="window" name="VE_Player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="320" align="middle" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: <a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66">Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><blockquote>"All kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them..."</blockquote></span>Not a breaking story, but we found this clip on the TED video archive. It hasn't been widely circulated, so here it is. There are also some other <a href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66">great clips on the TED website</a>, from a variety of topics.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span> </span>