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Mike Huckabee: Kids Leave School Not Because They Are Dumb, But Because They Are BORED - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

Mike Huckabee: Kids Leave School Not Because They Are Dumb, But Because They Are BORED - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.: "

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Sir Ken Robinson Chats With Huckabee
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One of the best conversations on the subject of the arts in education, creativity and innovation is between Sir Ken Robinson, inarguably one of "the most gifted communicators" about creativity and Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and currently host of Fox's "Huckabee".

Sir Ken warns that not only does our individual sense of purpose and meaning in life come from identifying and pursuing our strengths, talents and interests, but our nation's economic health depends on it: "Innovating means developing everybody's talents".

One revealing story Sir Ken shares is about how Paul McCartney and George Harrison, "one half of the Beatles" while both in the same music class, were each pegged by their music