Schools Kill Creativity
Posted on March 20, 2008 - Filed Under Cool Ideas
Why don’t we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it’s because we’ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies — far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity — are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. “We are educating people out of their creativity,” Robinson says.
Check out his TED talk below. A very worthwhile 20 minutes.
The vast majority of children moving through the education systems today are trained to pass tests, not solve problems. They are trained to memorize answers to multiple choice questions, not to learn.
And you know what? That makes education boring. When you’re not engaging your audience (in this case, students) to think, to interact and to be creative, you’re going to lose them. They will lose the passion for the subject and for learning in general. But by creating challenging problems that encourage kids to explore, you can keep them engaged. And prepare them for a career that is more than just performing a simple task over and over again.
- Christian
*Side note - You can expect The Wisdom of Crowds (Part 2) to drop on Monday.
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