Ken Robinson argues that schools are killing creativity in 3 key ways. First, creativity is as important as literacy but schools prioritize academic subjects over arts. Second, schools view intelligence as an academic ability measured by tests rather than as diverse, dynamic and distinct. Third, as children progress through school they become less willing to take risks and be wrong, losing their natural creative capacities. Robinson calls for educating the whole child to foster creativity instead of focusing only on academic abilities.

1. Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity
Uses humour,tellsjokes,anecdotes.“Shakespeare wasinsomeone’sEnglishclass”
Engagesaudience:“doyou?”,“am I right?”,“isthat right?”,“isn’tthat true?”
 3 Points:
o Human creativity,
o We have noideaabout the future,
o childrenhave extraordinarycapacities.
CREATIVITY IS AS IMPORTANT AS LITERACY
Kidsaren’tfrightenedof beingwrong –if youare notpreparedto be wrong,youwon’tcome up with
anythingoriginal. –bythe time theybecome adultsthey’ve lostthatcapacity.
HierarchyinEducation
Mathematics,Languages
Humanities
Arts (Artand Music more importantthanDrama and Dance)
Publiceducationistoproduce UniversityProfessors –Live intheirheads.
Educationwas developedinthe 19 centuryto meetthe needsof industrialism.
Academicabilityisseenasameasure of intelligence.
IntelligenceisDiverse,Dynamic,Distinct.
Creativityis the process of havingoriginal ideasthathave use.
Womencan multi-task.
Dame GillianBarbara Lynne,DBE wasveryactive as a child,people whocouldn’tsitstill,peoplewho
had to move tothink.ProblemswithADHD
Educate the whole being.