I've been waiting for more than a month for the chance to see and hear Sir Ken Robinson, one of the great contemporary voices in education, speak at NAU. Got second row seats, thanks to my cohorts' early arrivals, and found myself completely enthralled during his humorous, provocative, and inspiring 90-minute talk.
Sir Ken, my wife, and me
But the best part was when he approached our table on his own after the luncheon, just to say hello. I was genuinely thrilled to make his acquaintance personally, and he likewise seemed genuinely interested in our school and how our magnet arts and science programs work to try and instill creativity and innovation into our core curriculum.
Thus far no one seems to have posted video of yesterday's talk, but when they do, I'll be sure to update this post with a link to it. In the meantime, some of Sir Ken's best talks are archived at TED.org. I'd love to recommend that you give him a listen at some point; all TED talks are limited to 18 minutes, so it won't take much time. But it just might change your perception of what really needs to be reformed when we consider reforming education. One of my favorite Sir Ken TED talks is embedded below:
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