Ken Robinson
Ken Robinson
running school son
When my son, James, was doing homework for school, he would have five or six windows open on his computer, Instant Messenger was flashing continuously, his cell phone was constantly ringing, and he was downloading music and watching the TV over his shoulder. I don’t know if he was doing any homework, but he was running an empire as far as I could see, so I didn’t really care.
art math diversity
We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle of diversity. The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education.
athlete creative mind
You can't be a creative thinker if you're not stimulating your mind, just as you can't be an Olympic athlete if you don't train regularly.
dream children feet
Everyday, everywhere our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly.
people talent achieve
Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don't know what they are capable of achieving.
creativity innovation definitions
Innovation is applied creativity. By definition, innovation is always about introducing something new, or improved, or both and it is usually assumed to be a positive thing.
creativity creative challenges
Everyone has huge creative capacities. The challenge is to develop them. A culture of creativity has to involve everybody, not just a select few.
multiple-choice choices soul
Learning happens in the minds and souls, not in the databases of multiple-choice tests.
children community alternatives
The answer is not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each child and community. There is no alternative. There never was.
teacher teaching creative
Teaching is a creative profession, not a delivery system. Great teachers do [pass on information], but what great teachers also do is mentor, stimulate, provoke, engage.
believe teaching creativity
The first task in teaching for creativity in any field is to encourage people to believe in their creative potential and to nurture the confidence to try.
teamwork growth stuff
Most great learning happens in groups. Collaboration is the stuff of growth.
creativity play imagination
Finding the medium that excites your imagination, that you love to play with and work in, is an important step to freeing your creative energies.
education lying natural
"Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves"