Schools

"Teaching is More Like Gardening Than Engineering"

Sir Ken Robinson challenges Bay Area teachers to buck the system and recognize opportunities for creativity in the classroom.

Death Valley is commonly known as an area where nothing grows. But in the Spring of 2005, seven inches of rain fell, creating the right circumstances for a carpet of bright yellow flowers to blossom. It also proved that Death Valley isn’t really dead.

“Right beneath the surface are seeds of possibility, waiting for the right conditions to come,” said Sir Ken Robinson, who told the tale to draw a parallel between the valley’s environment and the one that can be found in some American schools.

Sir Robinson is the internationally renowned author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative and The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything.

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