Is school bad for kids? [Independent.ie]
- Last Updated: Thursday, 19 May 2011 12:52
Is school bad for kids? "Yes!" says creativity expert Ken Robinson in his highly entertaining and compelling talk, ‘Do Schools Kill Creativity?’
At first glance, killing creativity might not seem a big deal – so what if kids don’t waste time painting and singing? But, looking closer, creativity is defined as “the abil¬ity to transcend traditional ideas, rules and patterns and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods and interpre¬tations” it becomes harder to dismiss its importance. Could a lack of creativity underlie the current global disorder and how can we possibly find a way out of this mess without meaningful new ideas and methods?
So, who is this Ken Robinson? He has been a busy man: professor of education at Warwick University; government adviser; international speaker; author of two books and numerous reports; and a major collector of academic gongs, including a knighthood in 2003. He is described as an expert in creativity and innovation, but, first and foremost, he is a skilled, engaging educator whose pas¬sion is contagious.
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