Sir Ken Robinson of England spoke on Ted Talk about his opinion on our creativity. He is a great speaker, with the way he incorporates stories. Anyway, on to what I am supposed to be blogging about. I think he made very good points. If someone is a dancer, put them in a dancing school. What he means is that someone's talents should be nurtured so they can be enhanced. Schools make tests and quizzes the focus of everything. All of our in-school activities are planned around it. Creativity has dwindled, but has not been totally destroyed. We all learn the same thing no matter what level the students are at. We should be put in a group that suits our intelligence.
The Creativity Crisis article gives an accepted definition of creativity. It is the production of something original and useful. James C. Kaufman says that 'creativity can be taught.' I'm not sure if I agree with that. But anyway, branching off of the article, us children are so used to the drill-and-kill method. You practice the same thing over and over until you get it right and it is embedded into your brain. Some middle school children have created paracosms, which are fantasies of entire alternative worlds. Studys show that these paracosms are very strong signs of future creativity. These are points I entirely agree with.
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