- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Capstone; 1 edition (May 11 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1841121258
- ISBN-13: 978-1841121253
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #78,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"I shall add Ken Robinson's absorbing account of creativity to my personal list of gems. I was sorry to reach the end of the text, as it had maintained its momentum throughout. The reading may finish, but the thinking goes on, just as you would expect from a book on this intriguing subject." (Times Educational Supplement, 11th May 2001)
"This is a thoughtful book .... A truly mind-opening analysis of why we don't get the best of people in a time of punishing change." (The Director, June 2001)
"This well-written book focuses on the widening gulf between academic institution teachings and the feelings, emotions and imagination that drive us as humans." (Arts Professional, 4th June 2001)
"I recommend that you read the book, take part in the debate and become part of the new paradigm" (People Management, 12th July 2001)
"this book will stimulate and challenge" (Professional Manager, September 2001)
"...a rattling, informal read, sparkling with ideas, jokes, anecdotes and ideas.." (Music Teacher, December 2001)
"This is a thoughtful book .... A truly mind-opening analysis of why we don't get the best of people in a time of punishing change." (The Director, June 2001)
"This well-written book focuses on the widening gulf between academic institution teachings and the feelings, emotions and imagination that drive us as humans." (Arts Professional, 4th June 2001)
"I recommend that you read the book, take part in the debate and become part of the new paradigm" (People Management, 12th July 2001)
"this book will stimulate and challenge" (Professional Manager, September 2001)
"...a rattling, informal read, sparkling with ideas, jokes, anecdotes and ideas.." (Music Teacher, December 2001)
The Director, June 2001
"This is a thoughtful book .... A truly mind-opening analysis of why we don't get the best of people in a time of punishing change."
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant,
By Brian Barnes (Croydon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Out of our Minds: Learning to be Creative (Paperback)
Sometimes a writer has an uncanny kknack of sharply focusing something which up until then you had not seen in all its simplicity and brilliance. This book does that but at the next moment it makes connections never before imagained. Even the most obstinately prosaic and safe thinkers will be tempted out of their box by Ken Robinson's ideas, theories and speculations. What's more, he writes as he speaks, in a way that, magnetically and compulsively, is simply irresistible.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Intellectually Challenging & Humorous,
By Brian Barnes (Croydon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Out of our Minds: Learning to be Creative (Paperback)
There are certain books that manage to be authoritative, entertaining and thought-provoking and are also well-written and richly exemplified. Few authors are able to fashion this attractive mixture. Alvin Toffler and Charles Handy can craft it, and in education, David Hargreaves has the knack. I shall add Ken Robinson's absorbing account of creativity to my personal list of gems. Creativity is one of those topics that excites some and enrages others. In the wrong hands it can be twee, syrupy, smug, territorial, giving the impression that you have to belong to a special club, with its own argot and conventions. For Ken Robinson it is none of these, but rather a universal talent that people have, often without realising it. Society in general, and education in particular, can squash the imagination and rock children's self-confidence. What I like about this book is the breadth of its scope ... and the fascinating little stories that illustrate the points being made, tales from history, social and economic background factors, test items, incidents from school life. The book is peppered with these vividly recounted vignettes about thinking and learning, or lack of it ... Many of the illustrations and anecdotes are personal to the author, about people he has met inside and outside the university world, organisations he knows, stories he has been told. Robinson's line of argument is carefully constructed through the seven chapters ... Because imagination and invention do not progress in straight lines, or along predictable routes, whole organisations must create and sustain a culture that promotes creativity, rather than stifles it. On the surface, relatively little of this book is directly about education, for many of the chapters describe society generally, human functioning, the arts, and the imagination. But you could also argue that all of it is about education. ... I was sorry to reach the end of the text, as it had maintained its momentum throughout. The reading may finish, but the thinking goes on, just as you would expect from a book on this intriguing subject.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Insightful and appropriate to our time.,
By Jane Erye (Vancouver, BC. Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Out of our Minds: Learning to be Creative (Paperback)
I'm thankful that Ken Robinson written this book. It is a must read for anyone who cares about the future of children and the future of culture in the world.
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