Inspiration Quotes by Ken Robinson

9 Inspiration quotes by Ken Robinson

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Ken Robinson shares nine educational reflections that champion creativity and the joy of learning. His insightful tone makes each line a quick reminder of the power of curiosity.

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There isn’t an education system on the planet that teaches dance everyday to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why?

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It’s education that’s meant to take us into this future that we can’t grasp.

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My contention is, all kids have tremendous talents. And we squander them, pretty ruthlessly.

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Every education system on Earth has the same hierarchy of subjects: at the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and…

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You don’t think of Shakespeare being a child, do you? Shakespeare being seven? He was seven at some point. He was in…

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Typically [professors] live in their heads. … They look upon their body as a form of transport for their heads. It’s a…

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You were probably steered benignly away from things at school when you were a kid - things you liked - on the…

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To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system. Education…

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To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system. Education…

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“Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”

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“As humanity becomes more numerous and interwoven, living respectfully with diversity is not just an ethical choice, it is a practical imperative. There”

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In a world where lifelong employment in the same job is a thing of the past, creativity is not a luxury. It is essential…

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“For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail - it’s just the opposite - we aim too low…

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Very often, organizations are inflexible because there is too little communication between functions; they are too segregated.

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Every education system on Earth has the same hierarchy of subjects: at the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and the bottom…

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“We are all born with extraordinary powers of imagination, intelligence, feeling, intuition, spirituality, and of physical and sensory awareness. (p.9)”

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You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it's more important than ever to look…

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“I asked a professor of nanotechnology what they use to measure the unthinkable small distances of nanospace? He said it was the nanometre. This…

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We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle…

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Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don't know what they are capable of achieving.

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You can't just give someone a creativity injection. You have to create an environment for curiosity and a way to encourage people and get…

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The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be reformed -- it needs to be transformed. The key to…

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Private imaginings may have no outcomes in the world at all. Creativity does. Being creative involves doing something.

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“Public schools were not only created in the interests of industrialism—they were created in the image of industrialism. In many ways, they reflect the…

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