Summary:
Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.
Key Points:
- 3 Principles on which human life flourishes:
- Human beings are naturally different and diverse. Education is based on conformity and focus is narrowed to the sciences and math first, humanities second and arts last. Arts should be held in higher regard as they speak to parts of the child's being that are untouched.
- Curiosity - if you can ignite a spark of curiosity, children will be natural achievers. Standard tests should not be the focus of education, they can help and support learning, but should not obstruct it.
- Human life is creative.
- High preforming systems in the world have three things in common:
- Individualized teaching and learning
- Attribute a very high status to the teaching profession
- They give the school responsibility to get the job done
- Professional development for our teachers is an investment, not a cost.
- Education is not a mechanical system it is a human system. There are conditions in which a student will thrive or not.
- The world is made up of three types of people - immovable people, movable people, and people who move. If we can encourage more people to move, that's a revolution.
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