Does school kill creativity?

This video is great to share with my colleagues and my students so that we can all create consciousness on what education is doing with them, or what is worse, what we, teachers can do to them if we do not reflect on the subject.

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Alina Teran said…
wooow Lilia que fuerte este video!!! me encanto y me dejo helada!!!
7 November 2009 at 21:09
noemic said…
It was worthwhile watching...Thanks for sharing,
Noe
10 November 2009 at 18:42
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