We believe Sir Ken is worthy of an individual post dedicated to his work alone. From books, Ted Talks, education policy adviser and media, this education guru is a creator and thinker on what teaching is and should be. Just transfer his discussion on education delivery from the school setting, into the hospital or higher education domain. The opportunity for creativity and imagination is the same. We adults have just forgotten how fun learning is or had it standardised out of us, during our own schooling.
Addendum: Sir Ken Robinson died on 21st August 2020
Sir Ken Quotes
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” Ted Talk: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
“The problem with conformity in education is that people are not standardised to begin with” Creative Schools
“We stigmatize mistakes. And we’re now running national educational systems where mistakes are the worst thing you can make — and the result is that we are educating people out of their creative capacities.”
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Ted Talks
“Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence” Ted Talk
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Bring On The Learning Revolution!
RSA Animate: Changing Education Paradigms
Follow on Social Media
- Blog: sirkenrobinson.com
- Facebook: Sir Ken Robinson
- Twitter: @SirKenRobinson
- YouTube: Sir Ken Robinson
Books
Robinson, K., & Aronica, L. (2015). Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education. Penguin.
Robinson, K. (2013). Finding your element: How to discover your talents and passions and transform your life. Penguin UK.
Robinson, K. (2009). The element: How finding your passion changes everything. Penguin.