{"id":64,"date":"2016-04-27T06:26:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T06:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/?p=64"},"modified":"2016-04-27T06:26:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T06:26:16","slug":"does-education-inhibit-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/2016\/04\/27\/does-education-inhibit-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Education Inhibit Creativity?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I wanted to respond to my friend Alex’s post<\/a> entitled School’s Kill Creativity. \u00a0<\/em>In this, he describes his experience watching the TedTalk Do school’s kill creativity?<\/a> by Ken Robinson. \u00a0First of all, props to him for watching a TedTalk a day, that is extremely admirable and I am sure that he has learned an uncanny amount from it. \u00a0Second,\u00a0in the talk,\u00a0Robinson shows\u00a0our education system<\/strong>s are virtually taking away students creativity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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As Robinson\u00a0points out there is a hierarchy<\/strong> within education<\/strong>. \u00a0As silly as this may sound, it is true and can be witnessed in most any school around the country and perhaps the world. \u00a0As he points out, schools require more math courses than art classes. \u00a0While math is extremely valuable, Robinson points out that while we should replace math classes with art classes, we should\u00a0\u00a0treat classes that embrace creativity<\/strong>\u00a0as important as those that are more analytical.<\/p>\n

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In the talk, he shares several short examples of children unafraid of being wrong. \u00a0One features a six year old girl who said she was drawing a picture of herself with God. \u00a0At this point, her teacher tells her that no one knows what God looks like and she promptly responds, “They will in a minute.” \u00a0Her blissful ignorance<\/strong> and open creativity allow her to imagine and create God for herself. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Children are free to take a chance and have little to no regard for the outcome. \u00a0As Robinson eloquently says, children are “<\/span>not frightened of being wrong<\/strong>…<\/span>What we do know is, if you’re not prepared to be wrong,<\/span>\u00a0you’ll never come up with anything original<\/strong> —<\/span>\u00a0if you’re not prepared to be wrong.<\/span>\u00a0And by the time they get to be adults, most kids have lost<\/strong> that capacity.<\/span>\u00a0They have become frightened of being wrong.” \u00a0The quote points out that as people grow up they are less and less likely to take a leap or try something new. \u00a0There is an outside pressure to always predict<\/strong> the outcome of your actions. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In another story,\u00a0Robinson describes the story of a young girl prior to having\u00a0access to\u00a0learning disability medication<\/strong>. The student\u00a0could not focus in class which caused the teachers to send a letter to her parents expressing their concern. \u00a0This resulted in the girl’s first experience in dance<\/strong> class where she found her passion<\/strong>. \u00a0As an adult, the girl was lauded in her field — she was known for her performance as well as her choreography. \u00a0This occurred because she was able to find and embrace her creativity instead of being forced to “calm down” and “focus more” while in school.<\/p>\n

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As Alex points out in his post, writing<\/strong> is<\/strong> a form of art<\/strong> just like any other. \u00a0There are many ways for students to embrace their creativity. \u00a0One of those being through writing. \u00a0Rather than following the formulaic guidelines<\/strong> offered in classrooms, one can and should find a platform to express their feelings in words. \u00a0Write about your passions<\/strong>. \u00a0Write about your dreams<\/strong>. \u00a0Write about current issues faced in society<\/strong>. \u00a0Just write<\/strong>. \u00a0Express yourself in what ever way helps you embrace your creativity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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