Sir Ken Robinson makes a compelling argument on "The Importance of Creativity". In today's society educators have become so focused on right vs. wrong, that children are not preparing themselves to be wrong. Being wrong not only allows one to develop problem solving strategies but is also an important factor in creativity.
With the education structure designed to push the importance of math, english and humanities, any form of creative classes are then pushed to the bottom. Sir Ken Robinson makes a valuable point, "many highly talented, brilliant creative people think their not, because the thing that they were actually good at wasn't valued or was actually stigmatized." Adapting your teaching to individuals style of learning can be one of the best things to do for a child. Ways of learning can very in ways such as dancing, teaching others or just listening to a teacher lecture. I have found that public schools who crush creativity are setting the country up for life by the book. However, the future has not been written yet; we need creativity to write it.
Hi Kaylan
ReplyDeleteI think you are right when you said that future has not been written, I think if we prepared for the future and become more creative within our ownself, then we will be able to write it.