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Not sure about the royalty allusion, but enjoyed this conversation with TopHat about my own roots and trajectory in education.

Top Hat is the active learning platform that makes it easy for professors to engage students and build comprehension before, during and after class. This interview is part of our recurring series “Academic Admissions” where we ask interesting people to tell us about the transformative role education has played in their lives.

Internationally known as an authority on creativity and innovation in education, Sir Ken Robinson is the first to admit he didn’t arrive fully formed. As he tells it, his ideas about education reform were shaped by his own history: Growing up with polio in working class Liverpool he knew he’d have to earn a living by using his head, not his hands, so he worked hard to differentiate himself academically.

He took it upon himself to add culture to the grammar schools he attended and never ceased to be fascinated by the diversity and potential of the people around him. His passion for pursuing ideas that interest him has led Robinson from Liverpool to the international spotlight—the author of multiple bestselling books, including The Element and most recently, Creative Schools, he’s advised governments and cultural agencies on educational reform, delivered the most-watched TED Talk of all time and been knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his services to the arts.

Read the full interview here.

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I had a wonderful conversation with ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ on BBC Radio 2 and I’m delighted to share it with you here.

The interview starts on 1:38:30, where we discuss my new book ‘You, Your Child and School‘ and a whole lot more…

 

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I’ve written this book specifically for parents to offer some information that I hope they find helpful on what’s going on in education these days, on the kind of education our children really need to make the best of their talents and to offer practical advice and strategies to get that kind of education for their children. Parents have always worried about education, and they are right to.

Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when education has become a minefield of politics and controversy. As a parent, what should you look for in your children’s education? How can you tell if their school is right for them and what can you do if it isn’t? In this important new book, he offers clear principles and practical advice on how to support your child through the K-12 education system, or outside it if you choose to homeschool or un-school. Dispelling many myths and tackling critical schooling options and controversies, You, Your Child, and School is a key book for parents to learn about the kind of education their children really need and what they can do to make sure they get it.

You, Your Child, and School

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Amazon US

Brilliant to be in Dublin, and to appear on Ireland AM. You can view my interview by following this link.

 

About Ireland AM

Irish viewers have been waking up to Ireland AM since September 1999.

Ireland AM offers a morning-mix of current affairs, human interest stories , celebrity interviews, fashion, health, beauty and all other aspects of Irish lifestyle.

Ireland AM’s presenters include Mark Cagney , Sinéad Desmond , Alan Hughes , Aidan Cooney and Ciara Doherty.

Ireland AM airs daily from 7am -10:30am.

The programme has enjoyed phenomenal growth and popularity as Ireland’s first television breakfast show and is now firmly established as a favourite with families throughout the country.

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Not only do I tweet but I am now on Instagram.

You can follow me at https://www.instagram.com/sirkenrobinson

Celebrating that my 2006 @ted passed 50 million online views today! Thank you for watching and spreading.

From The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools comes an essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live fulfilling, productive lives

YOU, YOUR CHILD, AND SCHOOL
Navigating Your Way to the Best Education
Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D and Lou Aronica

 

 

“A useful gathering of solid assessments of young children and the educational systems available to them.” — Kirkus Review

“[Robinson] offers an honest view of all the options available, giving adults the tools and insights they need to find schooling that is the best fit for each individual child. For adults who are looking for ways to use schooling to help their children achieve happy, constructive lives.” — Library Journal

 

Parenting is a lifetime assignment. It can be hard work at times and the hours are dreadful, but it’s also one of the most rewarding and gratifying experiences on Earth. Being the custodian of a child’s education is the most important role a parent has outside of providing food and shelter. Making the right choices regarding school and education is daunting and is sometimes filled with misgivings and second-guessing. In New York Times bestselling author Sir Ken Robinson’s new book, YOU, YOUR CHILD, AND SCHOOL: Navigating Your Way to the Best Education (Viking; On-sale: March 13, 2018), co-authored with Lou Aronica, Robinson guides parents with practical and sometimes surprising advice on how to help their children get the education they need and deserve.

 

Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when education has become a minefield of politics and opposing views. Ken Robinson, one of the world’s most influential educators whose TED Talk How Schools Kill Creativity has had over 47 million views and remains the most viewed TED talk of all time, has had countless conversations with parents about the dilemmas they face with regard to finding the best school, teacher and curriculum for their child.

 

All parents want their children to succeed. As a parent, what should you look for in your children’s education? How can you tell if their school is right for them and what can you do if it isn’t? Will they rise above the new social hurdles or trip over them? In YOU, YOUR CHILD, AND SCHOOL, Robinson offers clear principles and practical advice on how to support your child through the K-12 education system, or outside of it if you choose to homeschool or un-school.

 

Dispelling many myths and tackling critical schooling options and controversies, YOU, YOUR CHILD, AND SCHOOL will inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of schools and education.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS :

 

Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation, and human potential. For twelve years, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick in the UK and is now professor emeritus. He advises governments, corporations, education systems, and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations. He is also the author of The Element (which has been translated into twenty-three languages), Finding Your Element, and Creative Schools. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

 

Lou Aronica is the author of four novels and coauthor of several works of nonfiction, including the national bestseller The Culture Code (with Clotaire Rapaille) and The Element, Finding Your Element, and Creative Schools, all with Ken Robinson.

 

 

 

YOU, YOUR CHILD, AND SCHOOL: Navigating Your Way to the Best Education

By Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D and Lou Aronica

Viking / On-Sale: March 13, 2018

ISBN: 9780670016723 / Price: $26.00

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RECLAIM YOUR CREATIVITY. STARTING NOW.

In his best-selling title, Out of Our Minds: The Power of Being Creative, Sir Ken Robinson argues that organisations everywhere are trying to fix a problem that originates in schools and universities:

 

“It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way and you lock resources away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the other way and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realize our true creative potential—in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities—we need to think differently about ourselves and to act differently towards each other. We must learn to be creative.”

Many of us leave school or university with no real idea of our creative abilities and strengths. So how can we unlock those long-lost or undiscovered talents?

 

Young children are buzzing with ideas, but what changes when we grow up to make us think we’re not creative? This latest edition of Out of Our Minds addresses three vital questions:

 

Why is it essential to cultivate creativity in education, work and life?
Why do so many people think they’re not creative?
What can be done about it?

 

Featuring a new introduction, modernised case studies, updated demographics and revised sections around technological developments and recent changes to the education system, this third edition of Out of Our Minds answers these questions and demonstrates how readers can restore and refresh their creativity.

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“School, in a more narrow but important sense, is a community of learners, because we do learn with and from each other… The thing is, we’ve come to associate schools with particular types of institutions which have developed over the past couple of hundred years.”

Really enjoyed talking to Rod Berger for Forbes recently, you can read the full interview here.

 

 

 

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A lot of people know about my work through my talks at the TED conference, and especially the first one, in 2006, ‘Do Schools Kill Creativity?’ At 41 million views and counting it is still the most viewed talk in TED’s history.  A couple of years ago, I was at a university in the mid-West of America to give a speech to students. Over lunch, one of the faculty said, “You’ve been at this a long time, haven’t you?” “What’s that?” I asked. “Trying to transform education,” he said. I nodded and smiled nostalgically for the past four decades of sweat and tears.  “What is it now,” he said “seven years?” A touch startled, I said, “What do you mean, seven years.” He said, “You know, since that TED talk.” I said, “Yes, but I was alive before that.”  And it’s true. I was asked to speak at TED because of my work in education in the many years before I’d even heard of it.

Even so, that and my other talks at TED have proved to have an extraordinary reach. Altogether they’ve been viewed online more than 70 million times in 160 countries. Because they’re often shown at conferences, training events and workshops, the numbers of people who’ve seen them maybe five or ten times more than that.  Why is that? One reason, I’m sure, is that people find them funny and entertaining. Let’s face it, they are. But the real reason is that what I’m arguing for resonates deeply with so many people.

I’m often asked what impact these talks and the related books have really had. I know they’ve had a big one, because people constantly tell me. In person, on websites, in texts and emails, people in many different countries say that I’m telling their story; and that they’ve felt inspired to do things differently as a result.  I hear from young people who’ve felt empowered to explore their own talents; from parents who’ve changed how they view and treat their children; from educators, who’ve changed how they teach; from principals who’ve transformed their schools; from others who’ve have started new schools; from politicians who’ve changed their policies; and from corporate leaders who’ve changed how they do business.

TED’s motto is “Ideas Worth Spreading.” It’s now ten years since that first TED Talk in 2006 and it seems a good time to draw some of these experiences together and, with your help, to spread them more widely too. If your life or work has been changed by any of my talks or books, I’d love to know why and how; and what the effects have been on you and on those you affect.

Click the 10 Years On tab at the top of the page to see how. By the way, I plan to feature a selection of these responses here and on my Facebook and twitter pages to inspire others to be the change too.  I look forward to hearing from you.

I’m honored to say a few words in support of the Book of Joy, published today. The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share with us how to live a life of joy in the face of adversity. They show that joy and compassion will always win over anger, fear, and despair. A perfect message for these challenging times.

#sharethejoy  www.BookofJoy.org

What is joy for you? Here’s my take.