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It is with heavy hearts that we announce Sir Ken Robinson died peacefully yesterday, 21st August 2020, surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer.
We will be following up with a further update as we begin to follow Sir Ken’s wishes and honour his legacy.
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Today we remember the incredible Sir Ken Robinson on the third anniversary of his passing.
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When? When will the drillers and the testers understand that education is about hearts and minds, people and hope and the joys of living and learning - not a desolate competition for grades. Here’s a beautiful example for the doubters.
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I can't believe that the citizens of the United States have elected Donald Trump as their President. Do you have any idea what you've done?
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We're joined together today in remembering the incredible Sir Ken Robinson on the second anniversary of his passing. He is forever in our hearts.
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Remembering the incredible Sir Ken Robinson today on the first anniversary of his passing, and always.
He is forever in our hearts.
#sirkenrobinson
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Remembering Sir Ken Robinson on his 74th Birthday 🌟
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When and how did schools forget that children are embodied, social beings who need to run, jump and play? And not to improve test scores ..
Harkaway Primary School students are booted out of their classrooms every hour for a break - the Finnish way
@theage
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Education is not preparation. The first 18 years of life are not a rehearsal. Young people are living their lives now.
#creativeschools
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Thought for the Day: "Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife." John Dewey
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Why dance is as important in education as math. Thx to
@TEDTalks
for this excerpt from my new book, You, Your Child and School.
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The importance of saying "I don't know" - Sir Ken Robinson's leadership lesson from The Dalai Lama
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Many thanks to all for yesterday’s birthday wishes. (Though I prefer not to think about it too much these days …😧😊) Also celebrating that my 2006
@TEDTalks
passed 50 million online views today! Thank you for watching and spreading. 🙏
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Let the children play! And especially on Global School Play Day, Feb 6 2019. Join the movement and move.
@GSPD2019
Feb 6, 2019 is Global School Play Day! Join the grassroots movement to bring awareness to the importance of unstructured play. 395,000 plus from 68 Nations are ready to play. Are you? Learn more and register at
#GSPD2019
#hackingleadership
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Thank you for all of your messages of love and support since Sir Ken’s passing.
Join us for our first initiative in his legacy: Imagine if… a digital festival and global campaign. March 1 - 4 2021.
Visit to learn more.
#weimagineif
#sirkenrobinson
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Imagine if… Creating A Future For Us All is out today!
This book is for him, for Dad. For his lifetime of work, for the lives he changed, and for the love he gave. It’s also for all of you, for everyone he inspired. For the people who are keeping the revolution going. [1/3]
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Happy birthday Sir Ken Robinson!
Today we celebrate your life, your legacy, and the incredible impact and belief you had in our education, our creativity, and our humanity.
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Take the time for this luminous talk from a most remarkable man, who left us today.
"Where did we come from? How did the universe come into being? Are we alone in the universe? What is the future of the human race?"
Stephen Hawking on some of the biggest questions of our time:
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I was about to draft a piece on why schools mustn’t return to normal after the pandemic subsides, when I read this excellent piece by
@Niamhms23
on exactly that. Job done.🙏
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"The more complex the world becomes, the more creative we need to be to meet its challenges."
- Sir Ken Robinson, 'Out of Our Minds'.
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"What you do for yourself dies with you when you leave this world, what you do for others lives on forever."
Sir Ken Robinson
'The Element’ (2009)
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The tried and tested power of the arts to transform engagement and achievement.
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Delighted to say that "You, Your Child and School", my new book for parents, is now available for pre-order.
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Eleven years old and wise from experience. How beautifully she spoke. How tragic she had to. What will it take to end this insanity?
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This school replaced detention with meditation and the results were amazing via
@HuffPoUKParents
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Crystal clear!
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Absolutely. Extraordinary that the point even has to be made. But it does. Let the children play. And get out of their way.
Kids must be free to play in school. Here's why and how!....Please watch "Let Grow Free Play" @
@PatMedSchools
@SirKenRobinson
@John_Merrow
@pasi_sahlberg
@ECEPolicyWorks
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You can't improve education by alienating teachers. Thx
@CurtisCFEE
and
@Joe_Bower
for post and pic.
http://t.co/CXAjJVIjse
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Delighted that brand new, updated edition of Out of Our Minds published today in UK. US edition soon.
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@Mr_Slater
: More people filled streets for
#ParisMarch
today than celebrated French liberation in 1944.
http://t.co/7n0nEpjFYF
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So sad that the great
@HansRosling
has died. Brilliant academic, visionary & teacher who loved and inspired the world with data and passion.
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“What a person thinks on his own without being stimulated by the thoughts & experiences of others is at best paltry & monotonous.” Einstein
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Very well said
@ProfBrianCox
Don't use children as 'measurement probes' to test schools
@tes
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@JoyceDiDonato
"Transforming education … in a nutshell"
http://t.co/pYbRa3lbSc
Thank you, Joyce! Love the poster.
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@CharlesM_S
: One size does not fit all. All learners are not the same.
#standardization
http://t.co/chI4absn9H
" Great image
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Announcing Sir Ken Robinson’s Manifesto, 'Imagine if... Creating A Future For Us All' which is now available to pre-order.
In the years before he passed away, Sir Ken had been working on a manifesto - a short book that would pull together all of his key arguments... [1/3]
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@ceyelmini
:
GREAT piece about education from Calvin and Hobbes.
http://t.co/q00wL7Q8cy
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@Chris_Dottie
: "Here's a letter
@BarrowfordSch
sent their primary school leavers!!
http://t.co/iNi3Ny85Ts
" Beautiful and so right.
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10 years since my 1st
@TEDTalks
, Do Schools Kill Creativity. Love to hear what impact it's had on you or you work:
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Join the movement. Be the change. It could hardly matter more for our children.
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"Standardization Broke Education. Here’s How We Can Fix Our Schools.” New, short piece for
@WiredUK
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Let the Children Play. Highly recommended. It is a brilliant book. (The foreword’s pretty good too ...)
Read our book ”Let the Children Play” and a brilliant Foreword by
@SirKenRobinson
@OUPAcademic
@williamdoylenyc
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I love it when science catches up with what artists have always known.
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Love this. Hypnotic and brilliant.
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If you're in education, we can’t achieve the
#GlobalsGoals
without you. Follow
@TheWorldsLesson
.
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought insane by those who could not hear the music ...”
New studies are beginning to pull the arts—music, theater, drawing and painting—back towards the center of the academic curriculum. 🎶🎭🖌️🎨
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Happy to see my 2006
@TEDTalks
on need for creative education just passed 40m views: Clearly not a lone voice!
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Shared video on
@flipgrid
w/
@TheWorldsLesson
. For
#GlobalGoals
to work we need to share great ideas
#TeachSDGs
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@CharlesM_S
: What 21st century employers DON'T want from our kids!
http://t.co/HVssjkkPfu
Nice!
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How creativity, collab. & compassion are transforming schools worldwide. Great piece by
@HargreavesBC
@theRSAorg
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As I argue in You, Your Child and School, there’s more to learning and earning than academic degrees.
Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training
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Thank you Dominic. Delighted you found it so helpful.
#CreativeSchools
by
@SirKenRobinson
is a great summer read! This thought provoking book focuses on groundbreaking solutions about engaging our students and developing their love of learning.
#SummerReading
#WholeChildEducation
#SummerSWAG
#SteinwaySUMMER
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20 most powerful storytelling (short) videos of 2013. Great resource: fascinating facts and stories:
http://t.co/QZMWQIh4hU
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Six-year-olds need delight, not drilling – this grammar regime is a farce | Angela Moore | Opinion | The Guardian
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Just because you can't count it doesn't mean it doesn't count.
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“
@KateRobinson89
:
@SirKenRobinson
represented at
#LFE15
http://t.co/qLnRoAv5r5”
thanks for spotting and sharing!
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Let the children play. The power of common sense.
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Creativity is not a single ability that only some people have. It's a process that draws on wide array of aptitudes that we all have.
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Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? - The Atlantic
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To honour Sir Ken today, we have put together a playlist of some of our favourite videos of him on YouTube. Some you may have seen before, others you may have not. Please enjoy and share your own with us.
#sirkenrobinson
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Industrial meat production is killing our seas. It's time to change our diets
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We are the system. Education can and does change - if we do. Enjoyed this conversation with
@stephenoonoo
for
@EdSurge
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We're pleased to announce that Sir Ken's new film, 'A Future for Us All' is now available to watch on YouTube.
Special mention to the team
@wearecognitive
for their tireless efforts. We hope you enjoy this gift from Sir Ken, to you.
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Please support Rally for Rivers. Visionary & essential campaign for India by
@SadhguruJV
and
@ishafoundation
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What a profound honour. My deep and sincere thanks to
@PTTOW
and the Nelson Mandela family .
We're thrilled to honor
@SirKenRobinson
and
@BlakeMycoskie
with the Nelson Mandela Changemaker Awards for their exemplary work and global impact.
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If you have time and interest, here's my follow up RSA talk on How to Change Education from the Ground Up
http://t.co/KzaZdI5Z9i
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Why educate?To help students understand world around them & talents within them, to become fulfilled individuals & compassionate citizens.
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Locked down and homeschooling? To support you and your family, we're launching a special podcast to highlight resources and share experiences from around the world. What do you need? How can you contribute? Take a look and let us know.
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The power of empowerment. Education and citizenship in practice.
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Can creativity be taught and assessed? Yes, of course. Thx to
@bobgreenberg
for the chance to explain.
http://t.co/SlptKC6HcL
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It’s an honor.
The 3 most essential life skills?
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem-solving
(Future of Jobs Report World Economic Forum)
'To thrive in this fourth industrial revolution, the UK needs
#creativity
and imagination!'
@wef
V proud to have
@SirKenRobinson
as our Patron
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Discuss.
"Most of what kids currently learn at school will probably be irrelevant by the time they are 40."
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Good for him. More time for kids to be, well, kids … Thx
@herbkim
for the retweet.
County Armagh principal cancels written homework in the hope that children will go outside and enjoy themselves or discover a new hobby... 🤓
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“‘Curiouser and curiouser!’ cried Alice.” Evidently not now. Why children need to ask questions and why they start to stop.
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Your life is not linear, it evolves through a constant process of improvisation. So what's your résumé in 140 characters - or less?
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It’s vital that we all combat the scourge of racism. What can educators and families in particular do? Here’s one approach with much food for thought.
#BlackLivesMatter
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup — Pretty Good
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Beautiful spirit of community and common humanity.
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A school is a community of learners. But schools don't need to be the way they are.
"Learning is an inherently social process" -
@SirKenRobinson
on the future of
#education
is available to catch-up:
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Many thanks for all the beautiful birthday wishes today. Very grateful.
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How fostering curiosity & creativity deepens engagement & raises achievement in math (as it does in most things)
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Great message for children from
@JustinTrudeau
Last Month during one of his press conferences,
@JustinTrudeau
had a message for Canadian children about how they can do their part in the fight against
#COVID19
. It's a powerful statement, one that deserves a version all kids will want to watch.
#StayHomeSaveLives
#LEGO
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"What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's Schools Success." It's about cooperation not competition.
http://t.co/EX2rorK4Qn
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@goyucel
: Would you agree this picture too represents standardization v personalization?
http://t.co/4rEw7bL1kJ
"Yes, in its own way.
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