The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education. Ken Robinson artcentralcontribution Change image and share on social
The answer is not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each child and community. There is no alternative. There never was. Ken Robinson alternativeanswerchild Change image and share on social
There's a wealth of talent that lies in all of us. All of us, including those who work in schools, must nurture creativity systematically and not kill it unwittingly. Ken Robinson creativityincludekill Change image and share on social
You can be creative in anything - in math, science, engineering, philosophy - as much as you can in music or in painting or in dance. Ken Robinson creativedanceengineer Change image and share on social
The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued. Ken Robinson createcreativeculture Change image and share on social
Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface. Ken Robinson burydeephuman Change image and share on social
Passion is the driver of achievement in all fields. Some people love doing things they don't feel they're good at. That may be because they underestimate their talents or haven't yet put the work in to develop them. Ken Robinson achievementdevelopdriver share on social
All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what they think. Ken Robinson careerchildfertile Change image and share on social
Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you've never been sailing, or picked up an instrument, or tried to teach or to write fiction, how would you know if you had a talent for these things? Ken Robinson discoverfictionhave share on social
Now the problem with standardized tests is that it's based on the mistake that we can simply scale up the education of children like you would scale up making carburetors. And we can't, because human beings are very different from motorcars, and they have feelings about what they do and motivations in doing it, or not. Ken Robinson basebeingcarburetor share on social