Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Changing Paradigms in Education

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. The RSA has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress. In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken lays out the link between three troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. The accompanying visuals take whiteboard graphics to a new level. Watch the video here.