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Juniata Presents distinguished speaker Sir Ken Robinson (Educational, General)
Dates: November 3, 2009 Time: 7:30 pm Target Audience: General Audience Location: Brumbaugh Academic Center, Alumni Hall
1700 Moore St.
Huntingdon, PA 16652
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Event Details:Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence. Sir Ken Robinson argues we do not get the best work out of people because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences.
A visionary cultural leader, Sir Ken led the British government's 1998 advisory committee on creative and cultural education, a massive inquiry into the significance of creativity in the educational system and the economy, and was knighted in 2003 for his achievements. His latest book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, a deep look at human creativity and education, was published in January 2009.