28. Ken Robinson

I never knew Ken Robinson before watching the video in leadership but after seeing it, he has been added to my list of respected people.  Mr. Robinson is a brilliant person who understands how and why school is torture to students better than anyone I know.  I completely agree with everything he said in the video and it comforts me to know that I can better express the disgust I have for the education system.  School does three things to a person: it slowly confuses and erodes morals, damages both your mental and physical health and destroys your will to learn.  Too much information is shoved down students' throats and only to be regurgitated onto a piece of paper again and forgotten.  School should be more like swimming lessons; you move on when you have grasped the concept and understand it well enough to progress to the next level instead of moving up because you are a year older.  The education system is terrible and many of us hate it.  It needs to be changed.