Bring on the Learning Revolution!
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish..
- Nurturing Creative Thinkers
In this 200 TED Talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes a case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
- Free to Be Me
Gia Rae and Brooklyn Free School honor children's rights to be themselves and the independent thinking people they are meant to be.
The annual TED conference held in Long Beach is a gathering of some of the world's most innovative thinkers who come to share and communicate their ideas. Videos of the speakers are available online at www.ted.com.
For more information about Sir Ken Robinson, visit his website.
The above resources accompany the October 2010 YES! Education Connection Newsletter
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