Thursday, February 2, 2012
Amie Adams responding to Ken Robinson says schools kil creativu=ity
I thoroughly enjoyed Ken Robinson's talk on creativity. Every word he said is so true and made so much sense. We have no idea of the future of education, so embracing everyone's talents and diversity is so important. I do believe that some student talents aren't as valued as others, so those kids aren't able to express their thoughts, actions and ideas. They arent able to stand up for what they believe in. When you think about it, its a shame. Every child has a right to be proud of who they are and life their life by using their talents. Kids want to take chances, they arent afraid of being creative, its only when they feel it wont be pleasing to others that they dont express themselves. The education system needs to encourage and broaden its disciplines to more things like music, art, and dance. understand, like
music, art, dance and poetry. And encourage the understanding of
different perspectives. A diverse education allows our students to be able to adapt to and shape our future. There should be no limits!
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Amie, I know that you work in a high school, so tell me if I am wrong on this. In elementary and middle school, we offer few opportunities for diversity or for students to use their talents or gifts. We do have electives that allow for some of this, but in the regular classroom setting there are few opportunities. It seems that in high school they get more opportunities to use their talents and there are more opportunities for diversity. Yes? No? Your comments made me think about a former student who in both 7th and 8th grade always did just enough to get by. His daily goal was to get through the day to go home and play video games. This seemed to be his only interest. When he got to high school, he signed up for a new technology course they were offering. He loves it. It is very advanced and he is doing great in it. It is where his talent lies and what he loves to do. Had he not had the opportunity to take this course, I don't know what he would have done or what his attitude about school would have been.
ReplyDeleteGayle, to be honest with you, every year it gets harder and harder for our students to schedule elective classes. The new Core 4 demands more credit hours to maths, sciences, etc and fewer credits for electives. In the public school however, it may be different, although I could be wrong. I know that at my school, students are scheduled for seven classes and the majority of them are taking really hard classes as opposed to an easy elective. These kids are college bound, so they are serious about taking college prep, AP, and dual enrollment classes as opposed to art or office aid.
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