Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill 'Creativity'?

"We are educating people out of their creativity."

- Sir Ken Robinson 

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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.

Why you should listen to him:

Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it's because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. 

Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. It's a message with deep resonance. Robinson's TEDTalk has been distributed widely around the Web since its release in June 2006. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? "Everyone should watch this." 

A visionary cultural leader, Sir Ken led the British government's 1998 advisory committee on creative and cultural education, a massive inquiry into the significance of creativity in the educational system and the economy, and was knighted in 2003 for his achievements. His latest book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, a deep look at human creativity and education, was published in January 2009.

"Ken's vision and expertise is sought by public and commercial organizations throughout the world."

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...and some favourite quotes:

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” 

- Edgar Degas

“Science is what we do to keep us from lying to ourselves”

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” 

- Francis bacon

“There is no must in art because art is free.” 

- Wassily Kandinsky

 

“Art is whatever you can get away with.” 

- Andy Warhol

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