Week 1- Is school killing creativity?

Hello Again,

So in the first lecture we watch a talks from Sir Ken Robinson about creativity and schools, named "Schools kill creativity".  He focus on how the current school structure and expectations have created a negative stigma around the creative arts.

Sir Robinson draws our attention to the fact that school subject structure creates a hierarchy of subjects.

This hierarchy can be explained when you observe into the purpose of schooling. If the purpose of school is to prepare the children for life in the outside world then this hierarchy works to an extent. The skills that will allow the children in the future to live and work, such as mathematics and communication,  then become the focus.  This means that skills such as dance, drama, music and arts are not considered vital, because they are needed less to survive in the outside world.  However more and more jobs are reqiuring us to be creative. Look at companies like Google and Apple. They are looking for people who are creative at heart. the whole world is is looking for creativity.

So what do we do to solve this? Easy! we implement the creative arts into other subjects. For example using music to teach maths, or drama to go through books. Not only does this provide a fun experience for all, it allows those who are tuned that way to truly embrace their education and their dreams.