Ken Robinson - Do schools kill creativity?

Title of the talk: Do schools kill creativity?

Pre-listening research questions:

How is creativity taught in schools?

What are the barriers to teaching creativity?

Summary

• The education system in most countries throughout the world is geared towards maths and languages in order to prepare people for the industrial workplace.

• This approach is out of date as it does not prepare students for the challenges of the future. 

• We need to give equal importance to the arts, in order to embrace the richness of human capacity and educate the 'whole child'.

Possible future research questions:

Does competition from other countries influence the need to prioritise sciences to the detriment of more creative subjects?

Can the skills that people will need in the workplace of the future be anticipated? How?