Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson will ask how do we make change happen in education and how do we make it last?
This is the 55 mins lecture, quite entertaining.
RSA Animate – The revolution of learning
Sir Ken Robinson about what’s going wrong at our schools, and how we may overcome this.
– divergent thinking is not the same for creativity, but one of its foundations
– human capacity is greater than we trust it is
– get over the old concept of academic / non-academic / abstract / theoretical
– great learning happens in groups; collaboration is the stuff of growth
– what habits do schools have, what purpose do they serve
Read his biography here.
Source of video:Youtube.com
Wear sunscreen!
The classic from Baz Luhrmann, just give it a try: “Do one thing everyday that scares you.” – “Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.” – “Don’t worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.”
Half a glass of water
“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.”
Henry Ford
Integrity
“Integrity is about doing the right things, even if nobody is watching.”
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Failure
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Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931)
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Wahrheit
“Wenn der Begriff der Wahrheit überhaupt nicht mehr vorkäme, könnten wir vermutlich alle friedlich miteinander leben.”
– Heinz von Foerster in einem DIE ZEIT-Interview mit Bernd Pörksen, 1998.
Freedom
“Act always so as to increase the number of choices.”
Heinz von Foerster (1911-2002)