Has creativity been taken out of education? Have children’s talents been squandered? Are we educating creativity out of our children?
World renown advocate for creativity, Sir Ken Robinson gives you the answers in the speech he gave for Ted.com.
Art, music, dance and creative writing have been set aside in schools in order to focus on academics. This year, an estimated 1.25 million kids will leave school without earning a high school diploma — that’s approximately 7,000 students every day of the academic year. The National Education Association has not pin pointed a reason for the drop out rate.
I have to agree with Sir Ken Robinson…we are educating out the ability to think, to create and to enjoy life. We are to busy forcing rote learning and testing for any mistakes. “If you are not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” Sir Ken Robinson
“All children are born Artists the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.” Picasso
Some of the parents of our local elementary have brought some creativity back in to the school. They organized a program called “Meet The Masters”. I have been fortunate to participate in the program, which teaches about art masters and then the children create their own master pieces. It is a fun program.
Story teller, Shelly Tucker of This Eclectic Life goes to Texas schools to do storytelling workshops.
Imagine all of the ways you allow for creativity. Imagine time for play. Imagine letting your own creative light shine.
To your creative success
Sheila
P.S. Is your creativity stifled because you are afraid to make a mistake? Check out Ken Robinson’s newest book, “The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything”
P.S.S. What do you think? Have we dropped the importance of creativity in education? Are we fostering creativity in children?
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Great TED talk – thanks for the pointer!
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The Ted talk is excellent. It will be up to us as parents and grandparents to make sure kids have creative opportunities. It looks as if schools are not meeting that challenge.
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