Creative Schools by Sir Ken Robinson PhD

His powerful call to action cites wonderful examples where the education of the future is happening today. 'Ken Robinson’s Creative Schools offers a brilliant and compelling vision for what education must become. It makes us rethink what real schooling, learning, and creativity means.”-MALALA YOUSAFZAI, author of I Am Malala and Nobel Prize Laureate

“ Creative Schools is wonderful and enjoyable. This is a global game-changer and I'm in.”-BRENÉ BROWN, PH.D., author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Daring Greatly

Ken Robinson is leading a daring revolution to change how we understand schools, learning, and most importantly, the passion and talent of our students. “ Creative Schools is one of those rare books that not only inspires and brings a new sense of possibility to the goal of transforming education, but also lays out an actionable strategy. “Compelling.Robinson wants a revolution in education.and he wants us-you-to be the change.”- The Guardian Filled with anecdotes, observations and recommendations from professionals on the front line of transformative education, case histories, and groundbreaking research-and written with Robinson’s trademark wit and engaging style- Creative Schools will inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education. He argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today’s unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the real challenges of the twenty-first century. At a time when standardized testing businesses are raking in huge profits, when many schools are struggling, and students and educators everywhere are suffering under the strain, Robinson points the way forward. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critical issues of our time: how to transform the nation’s troubled educational system.

Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization’s history. A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element.

Creative Schools by Sir Ken Robinson PhD