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Sir Ken Robinson's TED video was extremely entertaining as well as interesting. He brought valid points to the table that are not normally considered in the present day. When he brought up the fact that everywhere in the world has a hierarchy in the education system with dance being at the bottom it struck a particular chord with me. He says, "Everyone likes to dance," which was especially true for me as a child. One of my furthest memories as a young child was dancing... because I was always doing it. When I was about 2 years old the song "Love Shack" by the B-52's came out and boy did I LOVE that song. When the song comes to the part where it repeats "and it goes around and around and arounddddd" I would run in circles until I would fall over. Also, I thought that the lyrics were "Love Shark" and true to what Sir Robinson's said I was not afraid to be wrong. This love for movement and dance led me to become a ballerina for 13 years. Dance has had a huge impact on my life and is something that I continue to love to do. (Even if it is dancing in the mirror in my room by myself.)
Although I do not have a learning disorder of any kind, Ive come to discover that without sports or dance or music, I would not be able to get through school. The strangest part is that I had never truly realized this until college. I always found elementary and secondary school to be fairly easy with challenges here and there, but college has been extremely different. Because it has brought much more academic challenge I find myself turning more and more to these physical artistic outlets to relieve my stress. One of my best friends lives in Australia and she constantly tells me how while education is important there it is not stressed nearly as much as it is here. College is not expected to be for everyone and experience is often more valued. This approach isnt the solution to our educational problems but I think it sheds light on a way at viewing individual intelligence. Not everyone is meant to be in a classroom. Now, more than ever do I appreciate the fact that I can tap into my creative resources and enjoy them. I really do with they were more appreciated in the education system and not just math, science, and language.