There isn’t an education system on the planet that teaches dance everyday to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why?
Ken RobinsonRead
My contention is, all kids have tremendous talents. And we squander them, pretty ruthlessly.
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What this quote means
Children possess incredible talents that are often wasted due to systemic issues in education.
Ken Robinson argues that every child has unique and valuable talents, but the current education system fails to nurture and develop these abilities. Instead of fostering creativity and individual strengths, we often impose rigid structures that stifle potential, leading to a loss of diverse talents that could enrich society.
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TalentEducationChildrenCreativityPotential
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Example use cases
In a speech advocating for educational reform, one might quote Robinson to emphasize the importance of nurturing children's talents.
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When my son, James, was doing homework for school, he would have five or six windows open on his computer, Instant Messenger was flashing continuously, his cell phone was constantly ringing, and he was downloading music and watching the TV over his shoulder. I don’t know if he was doing any homework, but he was running an empire as far as I could see, so I didn’t really care.
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