Creative Schools

• Intended Audience

• ​Purpose of Book

• Summary

  • Robinson's Criticisms

  • ​Robinson's Philosophy

  • Examples of what Works

• Evaluation of the book​

Overview​

• Students

• Teachers

• Principals

• Parents

• Policymakers

Intended Audience​ and Purpose

• Students

• Teachers

• Principals

• Parents

• Policymakers

Audience and Purpose​

• Students

• Teachers

• Principals

• Parents​

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​Purpose

​Intended Audience

• To critique the current education system

• To offer an opinion on what schools should look like

• To show how some schools are already changing the way we look at education​

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• Students hated music class but loved to listen to music on

• Brought outside work in (commercial/video game music)

  • Students create their own music and collaborate on his

• Live bands for workshopping

​Johnson's Music Class

• ..if football was the most important to you, then we are going to do whatever it takes to keep you in football (pg 4)"

• teachers care about student interest = students want to do schoolwork

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​Smokey Road Middle School

Sommary - Examples of what works - Student Passion

Summary - Examples of what works - Student Passion

• Showcasing student strength

• 1/2 day arts, 1/2 academics

• 94% of graduates go to college

• ​"back to basics" - mimicking/experimenting

• ​"real-world" situations - practice literacy and language skills

• "deeply engaged" and "enthusiastic"

​​Grange Primary School

• ​Non-English speaking families

• Shakespeare in Class

• Many successful students with perfect English

​​Hobart Elementary School

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Summary - Examples of what works - Roleplay