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注：一字一句敲打出来的，小失误还是有的，见谅。KenRobinsonsaysschoolskillcreativity正文：Goodmorning,howareyou?Ithasbeengreat,hasn’tit?I’vebeenblownawaybythewholething.Infact,Iamleaving.Therehavebeenthreethings,haven’tthere,runningthroughtheconference,whicharerelevanttowhatIwanttotalkabout.Oneistheextraordinaryevidenceofhumancreativityinallthepresentationandinallofthepeoplehere.Justthevarietyofitandtherangeofit.Thesecondisthatitisputusinaplacewherewehavenoideawhatisgoingtohappen,intermsofthefuture.Noideahowthismayplanout.WhatIfoundiseverybodyhastheinterestineducation.Actually,whatIfindiseverybodyhasaninterestineducation.Donotyou?Ifinditisinteresting.Ifyou’reatadinnerparty,andyousayyouworkineducation—actually,you’renotoftenatdinnerparties,frankly,ifyouworkineducation.You’renotasked.Andyou’reneveraskedback,curiously.That’sstrangetome.Butifyouare,andyousaytosomebody,whatdoyoudo,andyousayyouworkineducation,youcanseethebloodrunfromtheirface.They’relike,“ohmygod,”youknow,“whyme?Myonenightoutallweek.”Butifyouaskabouttheireducation,theypinyoutothewall.Becauseit’soneofthosethingsthatgoesdeepwithpeople,amIright?Likereligion,andmoneyandotherthings.Ihaveabiginterestineducation,andIthinkwealldo.Wehaveahugevestedinterestinit,partlybecauseit’seducationthat’smeanttotakeusintothisfuturethatwecan’tgrasp.Ifyouthinkofit,childrenstartingschoolthisyearwillberetiringin2065.Nobodyhasaclue—despitealltheexpertisethat’sbeenonparadeforthepastfourdays–whattheworldlooklikeinfiveyears’time.Andyetwe’remeanttobeeducatingthemforit.Sotheunpredictability,Ithink,isextraordinary.Andthethirdpartofthisisthatwe’veallagreed,nonetheless,onthereallyextraordinarycapacitiesthatchildrenhavetheircapacitiesforinnovation.Imean,Sirenalastnightwasamarvel,wasnotshe?Justseeingwhatshecoulddo.Andshe’sexceptional,butIthinksheisnot,sotospeak,exceptionalinthewholeofchildhood.Whatyouhavethereisapersonofextraordinarydedicationwhofoundstalent.Andmycontentionis,allkidshavetremendoustalents.Andwesquanderthem,prettyruthlessly.SoIwanttotalkabouteducationandIwanttotalkaboutcreativity.Mycontentionisthatcreativitynowisasimportantineducationasliteracy,andweshouldtreatitwiththesamestatus.Thankyou,thatwasit,bytheway.Thankyouverymuch.So,15minutesleft.Well,Iwasborn,no.Iheardagreatstoryrecently–Ilovetellingit–ofalittlegirlwhowasinadrawinglesson.Shewassixandshewasattheback,drawing,andtheteachersaidthislittlegirlhardlyeverpaidattention,andinthisdrawinglessonshedid.Theteacherwasfascinatedandshewentovertoherandshesaid,“whatareyoudrawing?”andthegirlsaid,“IamdrawingapictureofGod.”Andtheteachersaid,“butnobodyknowswhatGodlookslike.”Andthegirlsaid,“Therewouldnotbeinaminute.”WhenmysonwasfourinEngland,actuallyhewasfoureverywhere,tobehonest.Ifwearebeingstrictaboutit,whereverhewent,hewasfourthatyear.HewasintheNativityplay.Doyourememberthestory?No,itwasbig.Itwasabigstory.MelGibsondidthesequel.Youmayhaveseenit:“Nativitytwo.”ButJamesgotthepartofJoseph,whichwewerethrilledabout.Weconsideredthistobeoneoftheleadparts.WehadtheplacecrammedfullofagentsinT-shirts:“JamesRobinsonisJoseph!”hedidnothavetospeak,butyouknowthebitwherethethreekingscomein.Theycomeinbearinggifts;theybringgold,frankincenseandmyrrh.Thisreallyhappened.WeweresittingthereandIthinktheyjustwentoutofsequence,becausewetalkedtothelittleboyafterwardandwesaid,“youokwiththat?”andhesaid,“Yeah,why?Wasthatwrong?”Theyjustswitched,thatwasit.Anyway,thethreeboyscamein–four-year-oldswithteatowelsontheirheads–andtheyputtheseboxesdown,andthefirstboysaid,“Ibringyougold.”Andthesecondboysaid,“Ibringyoumyrrh.”Andthethirdboysaid,“Franksentthis.”Whatthesethingshaveincommonisthatkidswilltakeachance.Iftheydon’tknow,they’llhaveago.AmIright?They’renotfrightenedofbeingwrong.Now,Idonotmeantosaythatbeingwrongisthesamethingasbeingcreative.Whatwedoknowis,ifyou’renotpreparedtobewrong,you’llnevercomeupwithanythingoriginal–ifyou’renotpreparedtobewrong.Andbythetimetheygettobeadults,mostkidshavelostthatcapacity.Theyhavebecomefrightenedofbeingwrong.Andwerunourcompanylikethis,bytheway.Westigmatizemistakes.Andwe’renowrunningnationaleducationsystemswheremistakesaretheworstthingyoucanmake.Andtheresultisthatweareeducatingpeopleoutoftheircreativecapacities.Picassooncesaidthis–hesaidthatallchildrenarebornartists.Theproblemistoremainanartistaswegrowup.Ibelievethispassionately,thatwedonotgrowintocreativity,wegrowoutofit.Orrather,wegeteducatedoutofit.Sowhyisit?IlivedinStratford-on-Avonuntilaboutfiveyearsago.Infact,wemovedfromStratfordtoLosAngeles.Soyoucanimaginewhaaseamlesstransitionthatwas.Actually,welivedinaplacecalledSnitterfield,whereShakespeare’sfatherwasborn.Areyoustruckbyanewthought?Iwas.YoudonotthinkofShakespearehavingafather,doyou?BecauseyoudonotthinkofShakespearebeingachild,doyou?Shakespearebeingseven?Ineverthoughtofit.Imean,hewassevenatsomepoint.Hewasinsomebody’sEnglishclass,wasnothe?Howannoyingwouldthatbe?“Musttryharder.”Beingsenttobedbyhisdad,youknow,toShakespeare,gotobedrightnowtoWilliamShakespeare,“andputthepencildown.Andstopspeakinglikethat,itisconfusingeverybody.”Anyway,wemovedfromStratfordtoL