The Importance of Creativity is a fascinating video about the way the current education system suppresses creativity and discourages any kind of original thought. With the help of some humorous anecdotes and asides, Ken Robinson describes the ways in which creativity of any kind is frowned upon in the school system and explains that schools are teaching only subjects that have traditionally helped young people in their future careers. The problem with this, according to Robinson, is that our rapidly changing world has made college degrees almost standard issue, and without creatively pursuing other avenues of thinking, students will be at a great disadvantage.
This video really made me take a step back and look at what it is we should actually teach young people. I am planning on being an English teacher, so of course part of me feels that grammar and language are pretty rigid subjects that don't allow much room for creativity. The other part of me sort of realizes now just how important it is to foster creative thinking in some ways, whether it is through creative writing or some alternative.
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