Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education by Ken

Description: Creative Schools by Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica, Sir Ken Robinson A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element. Ken Robinson is one of the worlds most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organizations history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critical issues of our time: how to transform the nations troubled educational system. At a time when standardized testing businesses are raking in huge profits, when many schools are struggling, and students and educators everywhere are suffering under the strain, Robinson points the way forward. He argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on todays unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the real challenges of the twenty-first century. Filled with anecdotes, observations and recommendations from professionals on the front line of transformative education, case histories, and groundbreaking research—and written with Robinsons trademark wit and engaging style—Creative Schools will inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ken Robinson is one of the worlds most influential educators. Listed by Fast Company as "one of the worlds elite thinkers on creativity and innovation" and ranked among the Thinkers50 of the worlds top business thought leaders, he advises governments, corporations, and leading cultural institutions. Lou Aronica is the author of four novels and coauthor of The Element and Finding Your Element. He lives in Connecticut. Review "Compelling...Robinson wants a revolution in education...and he wants us—you—to be the change."—The Guardian "Creative Schools is one of those rare books that not only inspires and brings a new sense of possibility to the goal of transforming education, but also lays out an actionable strategy. Ken Robinson is leading a daring revolution to change how we understand schools, learning, and most importantly, the passion and talent of our students. This is a global game-changer and Im in."—BRENÉ BROWN, PH.D., author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Daring Greatly"Creative Schools is wonderful and enjoyable. It makes us rethink what real schooling, learning, and creativity means."—MALALA YOUSAFZAI, author of I Am Malala and Nobel Prize Laureate"Ken Robinsons Creative Schools offers a brilliant and compelling vision for what education must become. His powerful call to action cites wonderful examples where the education of the future is happening today. Dont miss this important book!"—TONY WAGNER, author of Creating Innovators and The Global Achievement Gap and Expert In Residence at Harvard Universitys Innovation Lab"Make me care. Sir Ken and Lou turn these three words into a mantra for the future of education. We dont do education to students, we do it with them. I hope every teacher and every parent reads this."—SETH GODIN, author of Stop Stealing Dreams"Sir Ken Robinson has been a leading voice for radical change in education for decades. In Creative Schools, he not only articulately defines the problem, but also provides a practical roadmap for transforming the system one school at a time. Far from being a pipe dream, Sir Ken Robinson highlights educators who are leading the charge and revolutionizing education NOW."—DAVE BURGESS, New York Times bestselling author of Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator"From the pen of the worlds expert on creativity comes a comprehensive and compelling statement of why creativity matters for everyone, what it looks like in action, what kinds of curriculum and assessment systems are needed to support it, and how to get there. Inspiring and so readable you will feel Sir Ken is talking directly to you."—ANDY HARGREAVES, author of Professional Capital and Thomas More Brennan Chair at Boston Colleges Lynch School of Education"Ken Robinson is the worlds most potent advocate of global education transformation; his clarity, passion and insight have inspired millions, including me. This book is not only a catalyst, or call to action; it is a manifesto; a practical exploration and celebration of what is possible. Now its up to us; we must read, react and accelerate the revolution."—RICHARD GERVER, author of Creating Tomorrows Schools Today"Sir Ken Robinson does it again with this compelling book. His explanations and examples are spot on. As Creative Schools shows, theres no denying the change is occurring."—ELLIOT WASHOR, Co-Founder of Big Picture Learning and author of Leaving to Learn "Forget the chatter about disruptive technological and economic forces in education. Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica vividly describe the disruptions that are needed if we are to have quality education in our time."—HOWARD GARDNER, author of Five Minds for the Future"This is the book we have been waiting for from Sir Ken Robinson —laying out what is fundamentally wrong with our education systems, and correspondingly showing what and how it should and could be different. He makes creativity, and much more, come alive. Dont start reading this book unless you have three hours before you, as you will have difficulty putting it down. Then, think about what you might do and re-read the book with others to start making the changes. Creative schools indeed! The timing is perfect."—MICHAEL FULLAN, OC. Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto and author of The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact"This book is a wake-up call to the emerging global human resources crisis. Increasing boredom, disengagement and dropouts among students have become chronic aspects of many school systems around the world. Creative Schools is a must-read for anyone who is interested in critique, vision, and theory of change for the new course of schooling." —PASI SAHLBERG, author of Finnish Lessons 2.0: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland Review Quote Praise for Excerpt from Book Introduction One Minute to Midnight ARE YOU CONCERNED about education? I am. One of my deepest concerns is that while education systems around the world are being reformed, many of these reforms are being driven by political and commercial interests that misunderstand how real people learn and how great schools actually work. As a result, they are damaging the prospects of countless young people. Sooner or later, for better or for worse, they will affect you or someone you know. Its important to understand what these reforms are about. If you agree that theyre going in the wrong direction, I hope you will become part of the movement to a more holistic approach that nurtures the diverse talents of all our children. In this book, I want to set out how the standards culture is harming students and schools and to present a different way of thinking about education. I want to show too that whoever and wherever you are, you do have the power to make the system change. Changes are happening. All around the world, there are many great schools, wonderful teachers, and inspiring leaders who are working creatively to provide students with the kinds of personalized, compassionate, and community-oriented education they need. There are entire school districts and even national systems that are moving in the same direction. People at all levels of these systems are pressing for the changes Im arguing for here. In 2006, I gave a talk at the TED conference in California called "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" The essence of that talk was that were all born with immense natural talents, but by the time weve been through education far too many of us have lost touch with them. As I put it then, many highly talented, brilliant people think theyre not because the thing they were good at in school wasnt valued or was actually stigmatized. The consequences are disastrous for individuals and for the health of our communities. It has proven to be the most watched talk in the history of TED. It has been viewed online more than thirty million times and has been seen by an estimated three hundred million people worldwide. I know thats not as many views as Miley Cyrus gets. But I dont twerk. Since that talk was posted online, Ive heard from students all around the world who say theyve shown it to their teachers or parents, from parents who say theyve shown it to their children, from teachers whove shown it to their principals, and from superintendents whove shown it to everybody. I take this as evidence that Im not alone in thinking this way. And these are not recent concerns either. I was speaking last year at a U.S. college in the Midwest. Over lunch, one of the faculty said to me, "Youve been at this a long time now, havent you?" I said, "At what?" He said, "Trying to change education. How long is it now? Eight years?" I said, "What do you mean, eight years?" He said, "You know, since that TED talk." I said, "Yes, but I was alive before that. . . ." Ive now worked in education for more than forty years as a teacher, researcher, trainer, examiner, and adviser. Ive worked with all sorts of people, institutions, and systems in education and with businesses, governments, and cultural organizations. Ive directed practical initiatives with schools, districts, and governments; taught in universities; and helped to set up new institutions. In all of this, Ive been pushing for more balanced and individualized and creative approaches to education. In the last ten years especially, I hear people everywhere saying how exasperated they are by the deadening effects of testing and standardization on them, their children, or their friends. Often they feel helpless and say theres nothing they can do to change education. Some people tell me they enjoy my talks online but are frustrated that I dont say what they can do to change the system. I have three responses. The first is, "It was an eighteen-minute talk; give me a break." The second is, "If youre really interested in what I think, Ive published various other books, reports, and strategies on all of this, which you may find helpful."1 The third response is this book. Im often asked the same questions: Whats going wrong in education and why? If you could reinvent education, what would it look like? Would you have schools? Would there be different types? What would go on in them? Would everyone have to go, and how old would they have to be? Would there be tests? And if you say I can make a difference in education, where do I begin? The most fundamental question is, what is education for ? People differ sharply on this question. Like "democracy" and "justice," "education" is an example of what the philosopher Walter Bryce Gallie called an "essentially contested concept." It means different things to different people according to their cultural values and how they view related issues like ethnicity, gender, poverty, and social class. That doesnt mean we cant discuss it or do anything about it. We just need to be clear on terms.2 So, before we go on, let me say a few words about the terms "learning," "education," "training," and "school," which are sometimes confused. Learning is the process of acquiring new knowledge and skills. Human beings are highly curious learning organisms. From the moment theyre born, young children have a voracious appetite for learning. For too many, that appetite starts to dull as they go through school. Keeping it alive is the key to transforming education. Education means organized programs of learning. The assumption of formal education is that young people need to know, understand, and be able to do things that they wouldnt if left to their own devices. What those things are and how education should be organized to help students learn them are core issues here. Training is a type of education thats focused on learning specific skills. I remember earnest debates as a student about the difficulty of distinguishing between education and training. The difference was clear enough when we talked about sex education. Most parents would be happy to know their teenagers had sex education at school; theyd probably be less happy if theyd had sex training. By schools , I dont mean only the conventional facilities that we are used to for children and teenagers. I mean any community of people that comes together to learn with each other. School, as I use the term here, includes homeschooling, un-schooling, and informal gatherings both in person and online from kindergarten to college and beyond. Some features of conventional schools have little to do with learning and can actively get in the way of it. The revolution we need involves rethinking how schools work and what counts as a school. Its also about trusting in a different story about education. We all love stories, even if theyre not true. As we grow up, one of the ways we learn about the world is through the stories we hear. Some are about particular events and personalities within our personal circles of family and friends. Some are part of the larger cultures we belong to--the myths, fables, and fairy tales about our own ways of life that have captivated people for generations. In stories that are told often, the line between fact and myth can become so blurred that we easily mistake one for the other. This is true of a story that many people believe about education, even though its not real and never really was. It goes like this: Young children go to elementary school mainly to learn the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. These skills are essential so they can do well academically in high school. If they go on to higher education and graduate with a good degree, theyll find a well-paid job and the country will prosper too. In this story, real intelligence is what you use in academic studies: children are born with different amounts of this intelligence, and so naturally some do well at school and some dont. The ones who are really intelligent go on to good universities with other academically bright students. Those who graduate with a good university degree are guaranteed a well-paid professional job with their own office. Students who are less intelligent naturally do less well at school. Some may fail or drop out. Some who finish high school may not go any further in education and look for a lower-income job instead. Some will go on to college but take less academic, vocational courses and get a decent service or manual job, with their own toolkit. When its put so baldly, this story may seem too much of a caricature. But when you look at what goes on in many schools, when you listen to what many parents expect of and for their children, when you consider what so many policymakers around the world are actually doing, it seems that they really believe that the current systems of education are basically sound; theyre just not working as well as they should because standards have fallen. Consequently, most efforts are focused on raising standards through more competition and accountability. You may believe this story too and wonder whats wrong with it. This story is a dangerous myth. It is one of the main reasons why so many reform efforts do not work. On the contrary, they often compound the very problems they claim to be solving. They include the alarming rates of nongraduation from schools and colleges, the levels of stress and depression--even suicide--among students and their teachers, the falling value of a university degree, the rocketing costs of getting one, and the rising levels of unemployment among graduates and nongraduates alike. Politicians often scratch their heads over these problems. Sometimes, th Details ISBN0670016713 Author Sir Ken Robinson Short Title CREATIVE SCHOOLS Pages 320 Language English ISBN-10 0670016713 ISBN-13 9780670016716 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence US Affiliation Los Angeles, CA DEWEY 371.207 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-04-21 Imprint Viking Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2015-04-21 NZ Release Date 2015-04-21 US Release Date 2015-04-21 UK Release Date 2015-04-21 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Subtitle The Grassroots Revolution Thats Transforming Education Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141715904;

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