Las Palmas Conference 2009

 Las Palmas EOI Conference

The Importance of Contextualization and of Authentic Tasks

What we need to learn and what we are able to do with what we know

Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?



After the big success of the TED talk, TED asked Sir Ken Robinson 10 questions and they published them on their blog.

Now, with the latest RSA video, Sir Ken returns to delve deeper into this basic question. He asks, Why do schools kill creativity? And why is this problem built into the modern educational system? And how can we bring a “paradigm” shift – one that will let schools foster creativity at long last?

Below you can watch an interview with Sir Ken Robinson on Q TV



Finally, at The Blue School you can see how they "cultivate creative, joyful and compassionate inquirers who use courageous and innovative thinking to build a harmonious and sustainable world".. Would you like to work there?

Dalai Lama: "If your life is easy, your creativity may remain asleep. With more challenges, creativity becomes active"