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Ken Robinson (educationalist)

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Sir Kenneth Robinson
2009
Born	March 4, 1950 (age 63) Liverpool, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation	Author, Speaker, Advisor on Education, Creativity and Innovation
Website
sirkenrobinson.com

Sir Kenneth Robinson (born 4 March 1950) is an English author, speaker, and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education, and arts bodies. He was Director of The Arts in Schools Project (1985–89), Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989–2001), and was knighted in 2003 for services to education.
Originally from a working-class Liverpool family, Robinson now lives in Los Angeles with his wife Marie-Therese and children James and Kate.

Ideas on education
Robinson has suggested that to engage and succeed, education develop on three fronts. First, that it should foster diversity by offering a broad curriculum and encouraging individualization of the learning process; That it should foster curiosity through creative teaching, which depends on high quality teacher training and development; And finally that it should focus on awakening creativity through alternative didactic processes that put less emphasis on standardized testing, giving the responsibility for defining the course of education to individual schools and teachers. He believes that much of the present education system in the United States fosters conformity, compliance, and standardization rather than creative approaches to learning. Robinson emphasizes that we can only succeed if we recognize that education is an organic system, not a mechanical one. Successful school administration is a matter of fostering a helpful climate rather than "command and control".^[7]

For all educators, I recommend to watch the video (as well as all other Ken Robinson's videos), and to think about the ideas thoroughly as it can help to revise your approaches to teaching as well as to make your teaching process inspiring not only for students, but also for you as a teacher.

Besides, while watching, you will gain a great portion of good mood and even laughter. Ken's sense of humor is awesome.

Have a great day!!!