Tread Softly

I recently was introduced to Sir Ken Robinson, a British Author and internationally-renowned expert in the field of creativity and innovation in business and education. His visionary consultancy skills are employed by governments, major corporations and cultural organizations worldwide. I watched a video of him giving a speech at TED 2010 regarding the education revolution. He ended the speech with a quote from one of my favorite authors, W. B. Yeats (1865-1939), who wrote,

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

Sir Ken Robinson concluded by saying, “Every day, everywhere our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly.”

I would encourage you to watch his speech at http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html