How Schools Kill Creativity

     According to Sir Ken Robison creativity is just as important as literacy. As adults we are frightened to be wrong and make mistakes but what we need to be doing is preparing ourselves to be wrong. Today we are trying to change children to not make mistakes and taking away their creativity. As children we grow and educate ourselves out of creativity. The arts are always at the bottom of the teaching curriculum all over the world. People believe that the most useful things are at the top of academics. As teachers we need to rethink what we’re teaching our students, we must learn to educate a student’s whole being not just a part of it.

     The main thing that I believe will help teachers promote creativity is to step out of their comfort zone. I know that this is easier said than done but the overall benefit is worth it. Teachers will have to put a little more effort into their planning but if it helps the students get to know more about their creative side isn’t it worth it? We need to brainstorm and put our ideas to a test; if they don’t work then we try something else. Without trial and error we will never know what works. Teachers can also bring their own ways of learning into their classroom. They can show students what helps them to learn better and that may help the child to start thinking of ways that may help themselves learn.

     One thing that I wish my teachers had known about me as a learner is that I learn best when I am up moving and involved in an activity. I think this is true for a lot of people and students. I believe that students learn faster and remember more when doing hands on activities.