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Schools Kill Creativity

This document contains questions about a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson on creativity in education. Some of the key points discussed are: - Robinson argues that creativity should have the same importance and status as literacy in education systems. - He asserts that being unwilling to be wrong prevents original ideas from emerging. - Robinson believes the purpose of public education worldwide is to produce university professors, but it should aim to cultivate creativity instead. - Degrees are becoming less valuable, with higher qualifications now required for the same jobs due to oversupply of graduates.

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Schools Kill Creativity

This document contains questions about a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson on creativity in education. Some of the key points discussed are: - Robinson argues that creativity should have the same importance and status as literacy in education systems. - He asserts that being unwilling to be wrong prevents original ideas from emerging. - Robinson believes the purpose of public education worldwide is to produce university professors, but it should aim to cultivate creativity instead. - Degrees are becoming less valuable, with higher qualifications now required for the same jobs due to oversupply of graduates.

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Schools kill creativity

Part 1
1. What are the most important subjects at school?
2. What is literacy?
3. What is the purpose of education?
4. What is intelligence?
5. What is the meaning of MA, BA, PhD, ADHD?

Part 2
1. Sir Ken Robinson says that there have been 3 themes running through the
conference. Which ones are they?
2. What are the two topics Robinson wants to talk about?
3. What are the three gifts the kings bring to baby Jesus?
4. According to Robinson, every education system in the world has the same
hierarchy of subjects. Which subjects are at the top and which subjects are at
the bottom?
5. Whats the hierarchy of subjects within the arts?
6. What are the three things Robinson says we know about intelligence?
7. What are women better at than men, according to Robinson?

Part 3
1. Robinson says My contention is that creativity now is as important in
education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status. Do you
agree? Why?/Why not?
2. Robinson argues that if youre not prepared to be wrong, youll never come
up with anything original. Can you illustrate Robinsons opinin with an
example?
3. According to Robinson, the whole purpose of public education throughout
the world is to produce university professors. Do you agree? What should the
purpose of public education be?
4. Robinson says that Suddenly, degrees arent worth anything. Isnt that true?
When I was a student, if you had a degree, you had a job. If you didnt have a
job its because you didnt want one. . . . But now kids with degrees are often
heading home to carry on playing video games, because you need an MA

where the previous job required a BA, and now you need a PhD for the other.
Is this true in Spain?

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