Name: Bring on the learning revolution!
Uploaded: 2010-05-24T09:06:00Z
Duration: 17 min 40 s
Description: In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.

In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.

Bring on the learning revolution!

Humanity faces not just a climate crisis but also a crisis of wasted human resources. Too many people live their whole lives never discovering their true talents or passions, partly because education systems prioritize standardization over individuality. The story of a lifelong fireman whose teachers dismissed his dream, only for him to later save one of their lives, reveals the real-world cost of undervaluing diverse abilities. Real educational change requires a shift from an industrial, one-size-fits-all model to one that nurtures each person’s unique gifts.

Personalized Learning Unlocks Human Potential, Standardization Holds Us Back

*You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education*

Sir Ken Robinson on "Ideas That Matter," a partnership with *CBS This Morning*