Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, is a global leader in educational reform and a New York Times bestselling author. The most watched speaker in the history of the prestigious TED conference, Fast Company calls him "one of the world's elite thinkers on creativity and innovation". Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick in the UK, he advises governments, corporations, education systems, and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. The Element has been translated into twenty-three languages.
Lou Aronica is the author of four novels and coauthor of several works of nonfiction, including the national bestseller The Culture Code (with Clotaire Rapaille), The Element, and Finding Your Element.
"If you're worried about what will happen to your kids in school,
Sir Ken Robinson is here to help. This is a clear-eyed, immediately
practical guide to avoiding helicopter parenting but still playing
an active role in your children's education--and ultimately their
happiness and success."
--Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and
Give and Take, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg "[Robinson] offers
an honest view of all the options available, giving adults the
tools and insights they need to find schooling that is the best fit
for each individual child. For adults who are looking for ways to
use schooling to help their children achieve happy, constructive
lives."
--Library Journal "You, You Child, and School provides common-sense
advice and helpful tactics to guide parents in making the right
educational choices for their children. This book will help parents
tone down their own anxiety, exasperation, and worries over
schooling, and make the best choices for their child, providing a
far more enjoyable and productive learning experience for all."
--Kirkus Reviews Praise for Creative Schools
"Creative Schools is one of those rare books that not only inspire
and bring a new sense of possibility to the goal of transforming
education, but also lay out an actionable strategy. Ken Robinson is
leading a daring revolution to change how we understand schools,
learning, and, most important, the passion and talent of our
students. This is a global game changer and I'm in."
--Brené Brown, PhD, 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
mean."
--Malala Yousafzai, author of I Am Malala and a 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
road map 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.ˮ
--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
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