Relating to the importance of creativity, I watched "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" by Sir Ken Robinson (Do Schools Kill Creativity?). Sir Ken Robinson says, "All kids have tremendous talents..." I couldn't agree with this statement more! It is so important that as teachers we see the light, the creativity, and the talent in each and every child that we teach. As a teacher a child looks up to you, and it is not a question of "if" you will affect a child's life, but "how" will you affect their life. In Sir Ken Robinson's expert opinion creativity in education is just as important as literacy and it just be treated with the same status.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Sir Ken Robinson makes lots of fantastic points. He is trying to make people understand that children do not have to be perfect to be talented. In this video, he gives examples of children using their creativity. He says, "Kids will take a chance; and if they don't know, they'll have a go." I thought this was a cute quote because it's so true. Kids are innocent, and if they don't understand or know the answer to something then they will try anyways because (unlike adults) they are not scared to be wrong. That's the awesome thing about kids! They are so full of life and have wonderful imaginations. Often times teachers, parents, and others try to paint the picture of a perfect student (so to speak) when sometimes we should take a step back and let the child do some painting of their own. As I said before the video is called "Do Schools Kill Creativity?". I believe this title is appropriate for the topic. Schools are so focused on test scores and grades that they forget the other side of learning completely! When kids are young they are not scared of being wrong, and if you aren't scared of it then you will be able to give rise to creative ideas. However, once students turn into adults they lose the capacity to accept being wrong. In other words people are terrified of being wrong. "All children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up" stated Sir Ken Robinson.
I totally agree with this post! Kids are great in the way that are never scared to be wrong. I love the last quote of your post, "All children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up," because this quote is so true. As children, we have an imagination of our own, but as we grow into adults we close off more into doing what we are told or what is supposed to be done. Having an imagination is an extremely important part of being creative. I also agree with your statement that schools are too worried about test scores, that most of the time the other side of the learning spectrum is forgotten about. This is not good for current students. Creativity along with the arts do not need to be steered away from, but included more in schools today.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this post and I love the statement about when students become adults they are unable to accept being wrong. I think this is a great statement and completely true. When children are young they are so ealy molded into things. That can and is a great oppotunity for teachers to step in and mold that child by letting that child express and use their creativity. If a child is held down and their creativity is locked away their minds are free to be molded by things such as drugs, peer pressure, and mediocrity .
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed watching this video also. I would like to view more video podcasts of Sir Robinson because I certainly found this one to be inspiring. It was interesting and enlightening to hear him tell stories of children in the classroom and their outlandish responses to questions or statements that teachers did not expect to receive. My favorite was when the student was painting a picture of GOD and the teacher said, "but we do not know what GOD looks like," and the student replied, "they will when I am finished." How incredibly true! This child had her own vision of what GOD looked like to her, and it is sad that a teacher would sqaunder that vision by simply preaching, "but we do not know.." We do not know a lot of things, but creativity and innocence certainly bring enlightening thoughts to the table; if nothing else, definately a comical relief! School should be fun and creative; I agree with Sir Robinson that we should place equal importance on dance or art or music, as we do with our main subject areas.
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