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Showing posts with label Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson - Ted Talk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson - Ted Talk. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2026

Sir Ken Robinson - When One Test Decides a Child’s Future

 A favourite educationalist from the same background as yours truly but he passed away too early at 70 from cancer - we miss him and could do with him now . . . we can’t afford to lose any? 



His Facebook page fortunately is being maintained and regularly pops up in my feeds . . . .
Check him out if you can

Sunday, September 07, 2025

Drawing God’s portrait . . . . . . . .( thought for a Sunday)

 According to the late Sir Ken Robinson, reprimanding kids for making mistakes during school can ruin their creativity. Here’s how to nurture it instead: http://t.ted.com/LhvEnmj


Do schools kill creativity?

A favourite Ted Talk and a favourite human sorely missed we need educationalists like Sir Ken now more than ever . . . . .two of my favourite stories here not least the one about the little 6 year old girl drawing a picture of God and the famous quote from Picasso about seeing with the eyes of a child