Bring Back Creativity

In Sir Ken Robinson's "talk", he focuses on the importance of keeping creativity in schools and in a child's life until adulthood. Sir Robinson would like to see more human creativity develop in the future of our students, because our future is out students. Sir Ken Robinson believes that each teacher and parent should give more motivation to students and help them find their calling. Instead, he finds that most teachers are holding students back from their talents. Many of our exceptional students are being told they cannot follow their dreams. He states that we should let students take chances so they can be original. As adults we have lost this originality. Adults have become too scared and frightened to be different. The result in in this, is educating people out of the original capacity. A quote from Picasa says, "All children are born artist." Robinson points out that, we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. This is mostly cause by education. Sir Ken Robinson speaks about holding University Professors too high. We shouldn't allow professors to take all the credit in the Public School System. Robinson says that there are two predictions about education. He feels that it was invented to beat out industrialism, therefore a students subjects are going to be specifically for work related jobs. Math and Science would be the two main subjects out, leaving out music and art. The other reason is academic ability. Mainly highly educated students are left feeling uneducated or not valued, whenever these students are extremely smart, but in the wrong program at school. Robinson feels that if we see our students follow their creative capacity and see them for the hope they have this will help them make a better future for themselves and their own children. We as adults might not be here to see the future or show them the way.

Sir Ken Robinson's "talk", in my opinion, was amazing. I definitely agree that we should stop holding our children and students back from being creative and showing their originality's. I also believe that all kids have these talents. They just have to be given the chance to show what they are capable of. It is also true that creativity is as important as literacy. Each child should be given the opportunity to express themselves in a classroom setting. If it is dance or whatever the class may be, this will help the student find their way. I like what Sir Robinson said about taking chances. If we would give these students a chance to be creative and not be frightened, they may grow in to stronger adults. I would like to see University Professors take a different approach. There is a difference in intimidating students and teaching them valuable life skills. The last thing I will point out, is the shifting of education. I do believe education is changing moment by moment. We are the future teachers and have to make sure our students learn about themselves and become creative, intelligent future leaders.