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There are three (3) principles on which human life flourishes, and they are contradicted by the culture of education under which most teachers have to labor and most students have to endure.

Ken Robinson

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Ken Robinson
Age: 70 †
Born: 1950
Born: March 4
Died: 2020
Died: August 21
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City of Liverpool
Kenneth Robinson
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