Do schools kill creativity?
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Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
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Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenged the way we educate our children, championing a radical rethink of how our school systems cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education | 1998 report for the U.K. government.
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The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Ken Robinson | Viking Adult, 2013
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Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
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