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Education Reform: Why a Bachelor's Degree Still Matters

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Creativity, Higher Education Reform, Critical Thinking, Sir Ken Robinson, College, Michael Bloomberg, Economy, Economic Crisis, Washington DC, Richard Florida, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Higher Education, Los Angeles, New York City, Universities, Global Economy, Competitiveness, Global Competitiveness, Bachelor's Degree, Education News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

It would be truly unfortunate if twenty years from now we woke up to the realization that U.S. prominence in the world's economy had dropped even farther from where it stood today, because we made the mistake of shortchanging our educational systems.

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We Need an Education System that Promotes Creativity, Innovation, and Critical Thinking

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Creativity, Jeff Bezos, Economy, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Innovation, Amazon Kindle, Divergent-Thinking, Amazon, Education, Critical Thinking, Apple, Sir Ken Robinson, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Public Education, Education News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

Let's not wait another 50 years to reform the primary and secondary education systems in this country, because we can't afford not to. Let's start now.

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The Global Search for Education: Is Your Child an Innovator?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Dr. Tony Wagner, C. M. Rubin, The Global Search for Education, Creating Innovators, The Global Achievement Gap, Advanced Placement Curriculum, AP Tests, K-12 Education, Joel Podolny, US Public School System, College and Work Readiness Assessment, Steve Jobs, Standardized Tests, College Admissions Criteria, Barack Obama, Harvard, Technology and Entrepreneurship Center, Sir Ken Robinson, Apple, American Innovation, Education News
C. M. Rubin

How do you train an innovator? Which schools are doing it better than others? Are teachers equipped with the new skills required to educate students in this decade? Are curricula incorporating the essential content that will help young people become more innovative?

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In Education, Back to Basics

John Merrow | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Learning Matters, Arne Duncan, Sir Ken Robinson, Pbs, Education, Pbs Newshour, John Merrow, Education Reform, 2012 Education, 2012, Video, Education News
John Merrow

Lately I have been lying awake at night thinking about basic skills. To be precise, I am wondering what you -- or I -- would do if we were in charge of getting America "back to basics" in education.

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The Future Starts With an "F"

Kyra Maya Phillips | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Success, Sir Ken Robinson, Sustainability, Twitter, Failure, Innovation, Dan Ariely, Zipcar, Dr. Brene Brown, Muhammad Yunus, Tim Harford, TED Talks, Culture News
Kyra Maya Phillips

As a society, we have been systematically wired and re-wired to abhor failure. But amongst all of this stigmatisation we have forgotten one fundamental fact: the greatest innovations arise from a process of trial and error.

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The Global Search for Education: More on Arts

C. M. Rubin | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Educare, Jean Hendrickson, A+ Schools Network, C. M. Rubin, Arne Duncan, Creative Minds, Sir Ken Robinson, The Global Search for Education, Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America's Future Through Creative Schools, Arts Education, The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, Keenan Institute for the Arts, Arts Integration, Education Reform, OK a+ Schools, Education News
C. M. Rubin

What do we mean when we say that beyond skills and knowledge, an arts education better prepares students for the 21st century?

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The Global Search for Education: Change Leader

C. M. Rubin | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Dylan William, Global Education, Sir Ken Robinson, Canadian Education System, Higher Order Skills, Michael Fullan, Education Reform, Global Search for Education, Change Leader, 21st Century Skills, Standardized Testing, PISA Test, Teacher Accountability, The Wrong Drivers for Education System Reform, C. M. Rubin, Achievement Gap, Education News
C. M. Rubin

Michael Fullan has been working to identify the right drivers for whole system education reform. His paper, "Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole System Reform," has stimulated considerable interest from educators around the world.

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The Global Search for Education: More Arts Please

C. M. Rubin | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Global Education, C. M. Rubin, Sir Ken Robinson, Harry M. Rubin, No Child Left Behind, The Global Search for Education, Standardized Tests, Education Reform, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, Assessment in the Arts, Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, The Real Alice in Wonderland Book, Connections Between the Arts and Sciences, The Arts in Education, Education News
C. M. Rubin

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, is one of the internationally recognized leaders in the development of education creativity and innovation. Here he explains what an arts curriculum should look.

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How Many Sacred Cows Does It Take to Sustain a Movement?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Character Education, Education, Sir Ken Robinson, Service-Learning, No Child Left Behind, Social Emotional Learning, Deepak Chopra, Save Our Schools, Social Movements, Education Reform, Sos-March, Civic Education, Education News
Sam Chaltain

Our own history tells us just how possible, and difficult, it is to turn ideas and energy into transformational change.

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The Global Search for Education: The Way Out of Poverty

C. M. Rubin | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Howard Gardner, Justin Chadwick, Oliver Litondo, Global Education, C. M. Rubin, Sir Ken Robinson, PISA Test, Pasi Sahlberg, Michael Fullan, The First Grader, Maruge, Leon Botstein, Win the Future, Education Reform, Education News
C. M. Rubin

American educators and policy makers are trying to figure out how we, as a highly developed nation, can improve our education systems so that America can stay at the top in a rapidly changing world.

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Is This Innovation? The Trouble With Education Reformers' Claims

Gregory Michie | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan, Sir Ken Robinson, Charter Schools, Chicago Schools, Race to the Top, Innovation, Education Reform, Teaching, Arts Education, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Education News
Gregory Michie

The "new reformers" have appropriated the term "innovation" as a descriptor for policy proposals and practices they advocate, and as an antonym for almost anything else.

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Need A Push To Reach Your Goals? Create An 'Accountability Group'

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women After 50, Work After 50, Women Over 50, Life After 50, Cozy Friedman, Setting Goals, Working After 50, Inspiration, Achieving Goals, Sir Ken Robinson, Goal Setting, Goals, Healthy Living News
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

The message is simple: Don't be afraid to reach out. Be fearless. Sometimes it does take a village to get where you want to go.

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What New Technology Firms Can Learn from Detroit Rock and Roll

Jason Schmitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gordon Torr, Creativity, New Technology, Sir Ken Robinson, Microsoft, Henry Rollins, Rock-Music, Larry Ford, Dan Pink, Alice Cooper, Kevin Stolarick, Job Creation, Teresa Amabile, Google, Detroit, Keith Woolcock, Technology News
Jason Schmitt

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Teaching Being Wrong

Elory Rozner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Sir Ken Robinson, Alexander Russo, 60 Minutes, Christopher Hitchens, Slate, Diane Ravitch, TED Conference, Being Wrong, Chris Anderson, Education Reform, Kathryn Schulz, Charlie Rose, Education News
Elory Rozner

We require "internal flexibility and communal permission to backtrack and revise." Can we get schools to value teaching this skill, and skilled educators who can teach this value?

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Seeing God As The Ultimate Center Of Creativity

Jeffrey Small | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Daniel Pink, Education, Art, Sir Ken Robinson, Writing, Thomas Edison, Failure, Evolution, God, Learning, Creative Minds, Creative People, Creation, Religion News
Jeffrey Small

Creativity is one of the characteristics of the universe. The evolution of the cosmos is characterized by a movement toward life, toward diversity, and toward consciousness.

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Why Passion Is a Gift

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grit, Passion, Commitment, Gifted Education, Angela Duckworth, K. Anders Ericsson, Giftedness, Kimberly Robertson, Joseph Renzulli, Lewis Terman, Genius, Herbert A. Simon, Howard Gardner, Marland Report, Sir Ken Robinson, Interest, Francoys Gagne, Robert J. Sternberg, Education News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Why don't we view passion and interest as gifts?

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Star-Studded Freedom Awards to Honor Luminaries of the Anti-Slavery Movement (VIDEO)

Free The Slaves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Jason Mraz, Sir Ken Robinson, Slavery, Meredith Artley, Demi Moore, Ryan Devlin, Freedom Awards, Vincent Kartheiser, Human Trafficking, Ashton Kutcher, Impact News
Free The Slaves

It's the third annual Freedom Awards and Freedom Rocks after party, honoring the best and brightest of the global, anti-slavery movement. And you can be a part of it.

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Shifting Education's Roots (VIDEO)

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Sir Ken Robinson, Nyt, The New York Times, New York Times, Harlem Children's Zone, Sharon-Otterman, Education Reform, Geoffrey Canada, Rsanimate, Education News
Tom Murphy

At the moment, it is fair to say that the jury is still out on the Harlem Children's Zone. There are things that they do well, but it is not a resounding success as media, such as Waiting for 'Superman', will lead us to believe.

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School Daze: it's a problem

Susan Sawyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adhd, Sir Ken Robinson, Industrial Age, Public Schools, Teachers, Students, Economy, RAS.Org, Education Reform, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Education News
Susan Sawyers

Academic, non-academic and the culture of our institutions. Sir Ken Robinson, author and thinker on creativity and innovation, weighs in on the troubl...

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What Nurtures Leaders Who Have Bold Ideas? A Report from the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greg Mortenson, Mind in the Making, Aspen Ideas Festival, Evan Williams, Sir Ken Robinson, John Guare, Marc Tucker, Biz Stone, Impact News
Ellen Galinsky

Let's assume that the people invited to present at the 2010 Aspen Institute Ideas Festival have important ideas to share. There are important things we can learn from their own career paths: how did they become people with "bold ideas?"

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When 'Practical' Kills Us: Sir Ken Robinson at His Finest (AUDIO)

Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Schools and Creativity, The Balanced Life, Sir Ken Robinson, Inspiration, Ken Robinson, Sir Ken Robinson TED, Innovation, Education Reform, Sir Ken Robinson Interview, Video, Healthy Living News
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau

What does it mean to live radically and boldly, so that you don't wake up one day -- decades too late -- wondering: "where did my life go and why didn't I do the things I wanted to do?"

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In Retrospect: TEDxAshokaU

Saul Garlick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ted, Conference, Ashoka, Social Entrepreneurship, Sir Ken Robinson, David Bornstein, Scott Sherman, Earl Phelan, Jane Jacobs, Marina Kim, Ashoka U, Changemaker Campuses, TEDxAshokaU, Impact News
Saul Garlick

TEDxAshokaU highlighted the latest innovations in social entrepreneurship, bringing students and academics together to share ideas.

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TED2010: A Social Entrepreneur's Perspective

Courtney Reum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google Phone, William Li, Ze Frank, Sarah Silverman, Sir Ken Robinson, Alcohol Sector, James Cameron, Natalie Merchant, Acai, Arianna Huffington, Veev, Bill Gates, Green Alcohol, Corporate Social Responsibility, Green Entrepreneurs, Philip Howard, Technology News
Courtney Reum

If there's one clear thing I take away from TED every year, it's that the world is on the precipice of some monumental shifts, and technology has created an acceleration of these changes at a rate mankind has never seen before.

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Vancouver, Multicultural Gateway To The World

Sunil Chacko | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yu-Ai, Prime Minister of Japan Dr. Hatoyama, F.H. Abed, Ashutosh Garg, Eckhardt Tolle, Betty Williams, Dr. Sunil Chacko, Nobel Prize Winners, Victor Chan, Jody Williams, Murray Gell-Mann, Sewa, Swanee Hunt, Fetzer Institute, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell, Mary Robinson, The Dalai Lama, Peter Buffett, Governor General Jean, Sir Ken Robinson, California First Lady Maria Shriver, Xiaolian Hu Deputy Governor Chinese Central Bank, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, John and Lotte Hecht Memorial Foundation, Warren Buffett, Pierre Omidyar, Dr. Hal Gunn, Vancouver Board of Trade, Ela Bhatt, United Nations, Healthy Living News
Sunil Chacko

Compassion, forgiveness and interdependence were major themes at the dialogue. The reality that despite outward differences humanity is largely the same was brought home by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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John Hughes [RIP], "High School Harrys", the Tragedy of American Schooling and our Wider Priorities

Pye Ian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, John Taylor Gatto, Sir Ken Robinson, Non-Conformity, Private Schools, The Breakfast Club., Identity, Education Reform, Grace Llewellyn, Film, John Hughes, Entertainment News
Pye Ian

Little to no emphasis is placed on harnessing genuine critical thought in our K through 12 public schools. And mature social discourse, self-reflection and cognitive empathy -- the very kind Hughes demonstrated in The Breakfast Club -- are rendered irrelevant.

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