Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity.docx

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity.docx

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KenRobinsonsaysschoolskillcreativity

Goodmorning.Howareyou?

It'sbeengreat,hasn'tit?

I'vebeenblownawaybythewholething.Infact,I'mleaving.（Laughter）Therehavebeenthreethemes,haven'tthere,runningthroughtheconference,whicharerelevanttowhatIwanttotalkabout.Oneistheextraordinaryevidenceofhumancreativityinallofthepresentationsthatwe'vehadandinallofthepeoplehere.Justthevarietyofitandtherangeofit.Thesecondisthatit'sputusinaplacewherewehavenoideawhat'sgoingtohappen,intermsofthefuture.Noideahowthismayplayout.

Ihaveaninterestineducation--actually,whatIfindiseverybodyhasaninterestineducation.Don'tyou?

Ifindthisveryinteresting.Ifyou'reatadinnerparty,andyousayyouworkineducation--actually,you'renotoftenatdinnerparties,frankly,ifyouworkineducation.（Laughter）You'renotasked.Andyou'reneveraskedback,curiously.That'sstrangetome.Butifyouare,andyousaytosomebody,youknow,theysay,"Whatdoyoudo?

"andyousayyouworkineducation,youcanseethebloodrunfromtheirface.They'relike,"OhmyGod,"youknow,"Whyme?

Myonenightoutallweek."（Laughter）Butifyouaskabouttheireducation,theypinyoutothewall.Becauseit'soneofthosethingsthatgoesdeepwithpeople,amIright?

Likereligion,andmoneyandotherthings.Ihaveabiginterestineducation,andIthinkwealldo.Wehaveahugevestedinterestinit,partlybecauseit'seducationthat'smeanttotakeusintothisfuturethatwecan'tgrasp.Ifyouthinkofit,childrenstartingschoolthisyearwillberetiringin2065.Nobodyhasaclue--despitealltheexpertisethat'sbeenonparadeforthepastfourdays--whattheworldwilllooklikeinfiveyears'time.Andyetwe'remeanttobeeducatingthemforit.Sotheunpredictability,Ithink,isextraordinary.

Andthethirdpartofthisisthatwe'veallagreed,nonetheless,onthereallyextraordinarycapacitiesthatchildrenhave--theircapacitiesforinnovation.Imean,Sirenalastnightwasamarvel,wasn'tshe?

Justseeingwhatshecoulddo.Andshe'sexceptional,butIthinkshe'snot,sotospeak,exceptionalinthewholeofchildhood.Whatyouhavethereisapersonofextraordinarydedicationwhofoundatalent.Andmycontentionis,allkidshavetremendoustalents.Andwesquanderthem,prettyruthlessly.SoIwanttotalkabouteducationandIwanttotalkaboutcreativity.Mycontentionisthatcreativitynowisasimportantineducationasliteracy,andweshouldtreatitwiththesamestatus.（Applause）Thankyou.Thatwasit,bytheway.Thankyouverymuch.（Laughter）So,15minutesleft.Well,Iwasborn...no.（Laughter）

Iheardagreatstoryrecently--Ilovetellingit--ofalittlegirlwhowasinadrawinglesson.Shewassixandshewasattheback,drawing,andtheteachersaidthislittlegirlhardlyeverpaidattention,andinthisdrawinglessonshedid.Theteacherwasfascinatedandshewentovertoherandshesaid,"Whatareyoudrawing?

"Andthegirlsaid,"I'mdrawingapictureofGod."Andtheteachersaid,"ButnobodyknowswhatGodlookslike."Andthegirlsaid,"Theywillinaminute."（Laughter）

WhenmysonwasfourinEngland--actuallyhewasfoureverywhere,tobehonest.（Laughter）Ifwe'rebeingstrictaboutit,whereverhewent,hewasfourthatyear.HewasintheNativityplay.Doyourememberthestory?

No,itwasbig.Itwasabigstory.MelGibsondidthesequel.Youmayhaveseenit:

"NativityII."ButJamesgotthepartofJoseph,whichwewerethrilledabout.Weconsideredthistobeoneoftheleadparts.WehadtheplacecrammedfullofagentsinT-shirts:

"JamesRobinsonISJoseph!

"（Laughter）Hedidn'thavetospeak,butyouknowthebitwherethethreekingscomein.Theycomeinbearinggifts,andtheybringgold,frankincenseandmyrhh.Thisreallyhappened.WeweresittingthereandIthinktheyjustwentoutofsequence,becausewetalkedtothelittleboyafterwardandwesaid,"YouOKwiththat?

"Andhesaid,"Yeah,why?

Wasthatwrong?

"Theyjustswitched,thatwasit.Anyway,thethreeboyscamein--four-year-oldswithteatowelsontheirheads--andtheyputtheseboxesdown,andthefirstboysaid,"Ibringyougold."Andthesecondboysaid,"Ibringyoumyrhh."Andthethirdboysaid,"Franksentthis."（Laughter）

Whatthesethingshaveincommonisthatkidswilltakeachance.Iftheydon'tknow,they'llhaveago.AmIright?

They'renotfrightenedofbeingwrong.Now,Idon'tmeantosaythatbeingwrongisthesamethingasbeingcreative.Whatwedoknowis,ifyou'renotpreparedtobewrong,you'llnevercomeupwithanythingoriginal.Ifyou'renotpreparedtobewrong.Andbythetimetheygettobeadults,mostkidshavelostthatcapacity.Theyhavebecomefrightenedofbeingwrong.Andwerunourcompanieslikethis,bytheway.Westigmatizemistakes.Andwe'renowrunningnationaleducationsystemswheremistakesaretheworstthingyoucanmake.Andtheresultisthatweareeducatingpeopleoutoftheircreativecapacities.Picassooncesaidthis.Hesaidthatallchildrenarebornartists.Theproblemistoremainanartistaswegrowup.Ibelievethispassionately,thatwedon'tgrowintocreativity,wegrowoutofit.Orrather,wegeteducatedoutifit.Sowhyisthis?

IlivedinStratford-on-Avonuntilaboutfiveyearsago.Infact,wemovedfromStratfordtoLosAngeles.Soyoucanimaginewhataseamlesstransitionthatwas.（Laughter）Actually,welivedinaplacecalledSnitterfield,justoutsideStratford,whichiswhereShakespeare'sfatherwasborn.Areyoustruckbyanewthought?

Iwas.Youdon'tthinkofShakespearehavingafather,doyou?

Doyou?

Becauseyoudon'tthinkofShakespearebeingachild,doyou?

Shakespearebeingseven?

Ineverthoughtofit.Imean,hewassevenatsomepoint.Hewasinsomebody'sEnglishclass,wasn'the?

Howannoyingwouldthatbe?

（Laughter）"Musttryharder."Beingsenttobedbyhisdad,youknow,toShakespeare,"Gotobed,now,"toWilliamShakespeare,"andputthepencildown.Andstopspeakinglikethat.It'sconfusingeverybody."（Laughter）

Anyway,wemovedfromStratfordtoLosAngeles,andIjustwanttosayawordaboutthetransition,actually.Mysondidn'twanttocome.I'vegottwokids.He's21now;mydaughter's16.Hedidn'twanttocometoLosAngeles.Helovedit,buthehadagirlfriendinEngland.Thiswastheloveofhislife,Sarah.He'dknownherforamonth.Mindyou,they'dhadtheirfourthanniversary,becauseit'salongtimewhenyou're16.Anyway,hewasreallyupsetontheplane,andhesaid,"I'llneverfindanothergirllikeSarah."Andwewereratherpleasedaboutthat,frankly,becauseshewasthemainreasonwewereleavingthecountry.（Laughter）

ButsomethingstrikesyouwhenyoumovetoAmericaandwhenyoutravelaroundtheworld:

Everyeducationsystemonearthhasthesamehierarchyofsubjects.Everyone.Doesn'tmatterwhereyougo.You'dthinkitwouldbeotherwise,butitisn't.Atthetoparemathematicsandlanguages,thenthehumanities,andthebottomarethearts.EverywhereonEarth.Andinprettymucheverysystemtoo,there'sahierarchywithinthearts.Artandmusicarenormallygivenahigherstatusinschoolsthandramaanddance.Thereisn'taneducationsystemontheplanetthatteachesdanceeverydaytochildrenthewayweteachthemmathematics.Why?

Whynot?

Ithinkthisisratherimportant.Ithinkmathisveryimportant,butsoisdance.Childrendanceallthetimeifthey'reallowedto,wealldo.Weallhavebodies,don'twe?

DidImissameeting?

（Laughter）Truthfully,whathappensis,aschildrengrowup,westarttoeducatethemprogressivelyfromthewaistup.Andthenwefocusontheirheads.Andslightlytooneside.

Ifyouweretovisiteducation,asanalien,andsay"What'sitfor,publiceducation?

"Ithinkyou'dhavetoconclude--ifyoulookattheoutput,whoreallysucceedsbythis,whodoeseverythingthattheyshould,whogetsallthebrowniepoints,whoarethewinners--Ithinkyou'dhavetoconcludethewholepurposeofpubliceducationthroughouttheworldistoproduceuniversityprofessors.Isn'tit?

They'rethepeoplewhocomeoutthetop.AndIusedtobeone,sothere.（Laughter）AndIlikeuniversityprofessors,butyouknow,weshouldn'tholdthemupasthehigh-watermarkofallhumanachievement.They'rejustaformoflife,anotherformoflife.Butthey'rerathercurious,andIsaythisoutofaffectionforthem.There'ssomethingcuriousaboutprofessorsinmyexperience--notallofthem,buttypically--theyliveintheirheads.Theyliveupthere,andslightlytooneside.They'redisembodied,youknow,inakindofliteralway.Theylookupontheirbodyasaformoftransportfortheirheads,don'tthey?

（Laughter）It'sawayofgettingtheirheadtomeetings.Ifyouwantrealevidenceofout-of-bodyexperiences,bytheway,getyourselfalongtoaresidentialconferenceofsenioracademics,andpopintothediscothequeonthefinalnight.（Laughter）Andthereyouwillseeit--grownmenandwomenwrithinguncontrollably,offthebeat,waitinguntilitendssotheycangohomeandwriteapaperaboutit.

Nowoureducationsystemispredicatedontheideaofacademicability.Andthere'sareason.Thewholesystemwasinvented--aroundtheworld,therewerenopublicsystemsofeducation,really,beforethe19thcentury.Theyallcameintobeingtomeettheneedsofindustrialism.Sothehierarchyisrootedontwoideas.Numberone,thatthemostusefulsubjectsforworkareatthetop.Soyouwereprobablysteeredbenignlyawayfromthingsatschoolwhenyouwereakid,thingsyouliked,onthegroundsthatyouwouldnevergetajobd