In this inspiring TED talk, Sir Ken Robinson outlines three principles crucial for the human mind to flourish; diversity, curiosity and creativity. He says they are however contradicted by the culture education under which most teachers must labor & students endue.
1. All students are different: give equal weight to other curriculum areas
2. Teaching is a creative system not a delivery system (the point of education is to get people to learn - the role of the teacher is to facilitate learning).
3. Human life is inherently creative: being opposed by the current culture of standardization.
Sir Ken states that great leaders should know that: education is not a mechanical system it is a human system - the culture of a school provides the conditions for learning to happen - teachers and students need discretion to be creative and innovative in what they do. The real role of leadership at state or school level should not be command and control; it is climate control, creating a climate of possibility for learning.
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