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True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that the American education system should focus on conformity and standardization.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that the American education system should focus on conformity and standardization.
False
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that education should neglect creativity and individualization.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that education should neglect creativity and individualization.
False
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson suggests that education should give equal weight to the arts, humanities, and physical education.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson suggests that education should give equal weight to the arts, humanities, and physical education.
True
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson argues that the teaching profession should not be given a high status.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson argues that the teaching profession should not be given a high status.
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True or false: Sir Ken Robinson uses Finland as an example of a country with a successful education system that individualizes teaching and learning.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson uses Finland as an example of a country with a successful education system that individualizes teaching and learning.
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True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that leadership in education should not focus on creating a climate of possibility.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that leadership in education should not focus on creating a climate of possibility.
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True or false: Sir Ken Robinson argues that education needs a revolution to create a climate of possibility.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson argues that education needs a revolution to create a climate of possibility.
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True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that organic systems cannot thrive and produce life given the right conditions.
True or false: Sir Ken Robinson believes that organic systems cannot thrive and produce life given the right conditions.
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Study Notes
Sir Ken Robinson speaks about the problems with the American education system, including the focus on conformity, standardization, and a culture of compliance, and the neglect of creativity, curiosity, and individualization. He argues that education should be about learning and that great teachers should mentor, stimulate, provoke, and engage their students. He suggests that education should recognize the diversity of human beings and their talents, and should give equal weight to the arts, humanities, and physical education. He also argues that the teaching profession should be given a high status, and that responsibility for education should be devolved to the school level. He uses Finland as an example of a country that has a successful education system that individualizes teaching and learning, attributes a high status to the teaching profession, and devolves responsibility to the school level.- Alternative education programs are personalized and have strong support for teachers and links with the community.
- A different metaphor is needed to understand education as a human system where conditions are essential for people to thrive.
- Culture is an organic term and is essential to schools.
- Schools are organic systems that can spring to life with the right conditions.
- The real role of leadership in education is climate control, creating a climate of possibility.
- People who are movable can see the need for change and are prepared to listen to it.
- Encouraging more people to move can create a movement and revolution in education.
- Education should have a broader range of opportunities and value the relationships between teachers and learners.
- Organic systems can thrive and produce life given the right conditions.
- Education needs a revolution to create a climate of possibility.
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Test your knowledge on Sir Ken Robinson's perspective on the flaws of the American education system and his vision for a more creative, individualized, and engaging approach to learning. Explore the alternative education programs, the importance of culture in schools, and the role of leadership in creating a climate of possibility.
