Adora Svitak's talk.

A recently watched a talk on Tedtalks by twelve year old Adora Svitak on what adults can learn from children. What I noticed first was how articulate and well planed the talk was, as though Adora Svitak her self was a personification of her argument; that adults can learn from children. One of the key factors that stood out to me was that children have no boundaries on their imagination; what Svitak refers to as 'irrational thinking'. I found her evidence on how this can be beneficial interesting and agreed with her point. Svitak used an example of children being able to design unique and 'irrational' designs for glass making (which sold the most). The children were able to think of glass designs that adults could not due to the lack of limitations on their imagination; they have no concept of 'impossible'. I personally was fascinated by this as I believe that children interpret knowledge in a unique and individual way that we can learn from; the example given by Svitak portrays that perfectly. An other point given to support her argument was that that children have unimaginable dreams that, as we grow up, we lose. As adults we learn that what's 'possible' is limited; kids will strive for the impossible. This is a leaf we can and should take from their book. It is important to dream and strive for the unreachable as it keeps creativity and motivation alive. The last point that caught my attention was that there is a lack of trust between children and adults. Svitak used the example of do's and dont's that are given in schools. The point that adults need to listen to what children want as well as what they themselves want was made. I agreed with this point as I believe that we should give children the opportunity to earn our trust before we create boundaries for them. I found the speech inspiring and agreed with the points made through out. I especially agreed that adults need to create more opportunities for children as they are, as Adora Svitak said 'the leaders of tomorrow'.