Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential educators. Listed by Fast Company as “one of the world’s elite thinkers on creativity and innovation” and ranked among the Thinkers50 of the world’s top business thought leaders, he advises governments, corporations, and leading cultural institutions. Lou Aronica is the author of four novels and coauthor of The Element and Finding Your Element. He lives in Connecticut.
“Compelling...Robinson wants a revolution in education...and he
wants us—you—to be the change.”—The Guardian
“Creative Schools is one of those rare books that not only inspires
and brings a new sense of possibility to the goal of transforming
education, but also lays out an actionable strategy. Ken Robinson
is leading a daring revolution to change how we understand schools,
learning, and most importantly, the passion and talent of our
students. This is a global game-changer and I'm in.”—BRENÉ BROWN,
PH.D., author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Daring
Greatly“Creative Schools is wonderful and enjoyable. It makes us
rethink what real schooling, learning, and creativity
means.”—MALALA YOUSAFZAI, author of I Am Malala and Nobel Prize
Laureate"Ken Robinson’s Creative Schools offers a brilliant and
compelling vision for what education must become. His powerful call
to action cites wonderful examples where the education of the
future is happening today. Don’t miss this important book!”—TONY
WAGNER, author of Creating Innovators and The Global Achievement
Gap and Expert In Residence at Harvard University’s Innovation
Lab“Make me care. Sir Ken and Lou turn these three words into a
mantra for the future of education. We don't do education to
students, we do it with them. I hope every teacher and every parent
reads this.”—SETH GODIN, author of Stop Stealing Dreams"Sir Ken
Robinson has been a leading voice for radical change in education
for decades. In Creative Schools, he not only articulately defines
the problem, but also provides a practical roadmap for transforming
the system one school at a time. Far from being a pipe dream, Sir
Ken Robinson highlights educators who are leading the charge and
revolutionizing education NOW."—DAVE BURGESS, New York Times
bestselling author of Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student
Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an
Educator“From the pen of the world's expert on creativity comes a
comprehensive and compelling statement of why creativity matters
for everyone, what it looks like in action, what kinds of
curriculum and assessment systems are needed to support it, and how
to get there. Inspiring and so readable you will feel Sir Ken is
talking directly to you.”—ANDY HARGREAVES, author of Professional
Capital and Thomas More Brennan Chair at Boston College’s Lynch
School of Education“Ken Robinson is the world’s most potent
advocate of global education transformation; his clarity, passion
and insight have inspired millions, including me. This book is not
only a catalyst, or call to action; it is a manifesto; a practical
exploration and celebration of what is possible. Now it’s up to us;
we must read, react and accelerate the revolution.”—RICHARD GERVER,
author of Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today“Sir Ken Robinson does
it again with this compelling book. His explanations and examples
are spot on. As Creative Schools shows, there’s no denying
the change is occurring.”—ELLIOT WASHOR, Co-Founder of Big Picture
Learning and author of Leaving to Learn “Forget the chatter
about disruptive technological and economic forces in education.
Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica vividly describe the disruptions that
are needed if we are to have quality education in our time.”—HOWARD
GARDNER, author of Five Minds for the Future“This is the book we
have been waiting for from Sir Ken Robinson —laying out what is
fundamentally wrong with our education systems, and correspondingly
showing what and how it should and could be different. He makes
creativity, and much more, come alive. Don’t start reading this
book unless you have three hours before you, as you will have
difficulty putting it down. Then, think about what you might do and
re-read the book with others to start making the changes. Creative
schools indeed! The timing is perfect.”—MICHAEL FULLAN, OC.
Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto and author of The
Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact“This book is a wake-up
call to the emerging global human resources crisis. Increasing
boredom, disengagement and dropouts among students have become
chronic aspects of many school systems around the world. Creative
Schools is a must-read for anyone who is interested in critique,
vision, and theory of change for the new course of
schooling.” —PASI SAHLBERG, author of Finnish Lessons 2.0:
What can the world learn from educational change in Finland
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