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A review by rory11
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson
5.0
I picked this up because I watched one of Ken Robinson's TED Talks: Do Schools Kill Creativity, which includes one of the anecdotes that found its way into the book. I thought that the story, of the choreographer of CATS, was sweet and funny, and I wanted to know more. So, first recommendation, go and watch this video before reading this book. It is around twenty minutes, and if you don't like the tone of the video, you will not like the tone of the book.
I don't really know how to classify this book. I found it through an education track, but it goes so far past that. The so-called Element is really that thing that everyone has that they are good at, a passion that they pursue. In my world, I usually call these our superpowers. This book is a series of true stories, about choreographers and television creators and mathematicians and even a Beatle, finding who they are.
I would recommend this to anyone who has to work with children, anyone who has children, or anyone who really just needs a few inspiring stories in their life. It is a book that I would like for my own personal bookshelf, because I think that the message, of finding your element, is so important, and I cannot imagine the message being told in a better way.
I don't really know how to classify this book. I found it through an education track, but it goes so far past that. The so-called Element is really that thing that everyone has that they are good at, a passion that they pursue. In my world, I usually call these our superpowers. This book is a series of true stories, about choreographers and television creators and mathematicians and even a Beatle, finding who they are.
I would recommend this to anyone who has to work with children, anyone who has children, or anyone who really just needs a few inspiring stories in their life. It is a book that I would like for my own personal bookshelf, because I think that the message, of finding your element, is so important, and I cannot imagine the message being told in a better way.