Sir Ken Robinson is a wonderful and entertaining speaker. He is definitely right about how our public schools inhibit creativity within each child. Schools should be teaching that the fine arts are just as important as mathematics or science. He made a good point about how we automatically label a child as having a learning disability just because he/she processes information in a different manner. I remember when I was in grade school that our school focused more on basic subjects, and saw art/dancing as a less important subject.
Another great point that Sir Robinson made was when he talked about how public schools teach us to fear wrong choices. Children will be afraid to take chances when they think they will be criticised for coming up with a new idea. Each child should be allowed to be creative in their own way. It amazes me how much creativity will play a role in our futures as technological advances continue to be made.
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Is it possible to generate creativity in ALL classes?
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