Links to inspire

On this page we  bring you some resources that we hope will  inspire you to get engaged in debate at your school.


We would be happy to take recommendations from you and add them to the page if appropriate.


Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson

(2007)


Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

How to escape education's death valley | Sir Ken Robinson

(2013)


Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.

"Do you believe in me?" |  Dalton Sherman

(2008)


Dalton Sherman of Dallas, TX as the keynote speaker at the Dallas Independent School District launch of the new school year.

RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms

(2010)


This RSA Animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.

Bring on the learning revolution! | Sir Ken Robinson

(2010)


In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.