Week 12 Lab: Ted Talks, the Creative Life
A New Theory of Intelligence by Scott Kaufman:
This video was about redefining intelligence. One of the first things he discusses is the difference between normal and difference. He uses the example of a child who could be considered by some to be creative with strengths and challenges, while others could see his behavior as a disorder. In my medical sociology class, we read about the DSM, which is the accepted diagnostic tool for mental illness. One of the disorders is oppositional defiant disorder, which is defined by vague language, meaning it can be diagnosed with the psychiatrists discretion. It relies on the psychiatrists definition of normal. What is normal defiant behavior for children? What kind of behavior is rewarded? This can be applied to intelligence. What type of intelligence is rewarded by the educational system and how is this policed? Currently, intelligence is policed through gifted and special education. Scott Kaufman advocates for a more wholistic approach to thinking about intelligence. He wants the education system to expand its definition of normal intelligence to include challenges as possible creative strengths.
Nina Paley discusses the limitations copyrights place on art. She describes how copyrights are financial representations that are dispersed between corporations but do not necessarily benefit the artists or public. Essentially, copyright laws are blocking the circulation of art. She wants people to abolish copyright considerations from their minds. This will hopefully stop people from attributing good or bad labels to ideas based on the license attributed to it. Paley practices mental retraining in the form of small acts of ignoring copyright to be able to create more freely. She doesn't have to tell herself no anymore based solely on the censorship of copyrights.
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