http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity
I recently watched this ted talks video about the structure of education and how education today does not focus on multiple forms of intelligence and does not foster creativity. His argument is that the education system today nurtures only certain academics such as math, languages, engineering, etc.. He notices how worldwide the education system has a hierarchy of subjects where math is that the top and the arts are at the bottom, when both are equally important. He believes children today are not taught or allowed to make mistakes which educates people "out of their creativity."
He argues that people are educated to focus on academic ability in order to land a job. He also says that people do not get to explore their creativity because it was not the focus academically or they were not nurtured/validated during their educational journey.
This reminds me of our class because it took me many years as an adult to believe that I was artistic, talented, and that even if my art wasn't perfect it still had value and meaning. Creative arts therapy class brings out these ambivalent feelings about discovering my own talent. It furthers my desire to nurture and help a client express their creative side as well as my own.
I recently watched this ted talks video about the structure of education and how education today does not focus on multiple forms of intelligence and does not foster creativity. His argument is that the education system today nurtures only certain academics such as math, languages, engineering, etc.. He notices how worldwide the education system has a hierarchy of subjects where math is that the top and the arts are at the bottom, when both are equally important. He believes children today are not taught or allowed to make mistakes which educates people "out of their creativity."
He argues that people are educated to focus on academic ability in order to land a job. He also says that people do not get to explore their creativity because it was not the focus academically or they were not nurtured/validated during their educational journey.
This reminds me of our class because it took me many years as an adult to believe that I was artistic, talented, and that even if my art wasn't perfect it still had value and meaning. Creative arts therapy class brings out these ambivalent feelings about discovering my own talent. It furthers my desire to nurture and help a client express their creative side as well as my own.
Diviya,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this talk, I really enjoyed it. He makes a lot of valid points and as he spoke about the instances in which adults kill creativity in young children, I was reminded of times in my education where that happened and I remembered how my "creativity" faded thereafter.
I have never considered my self to be creative or artistic either, until recently. I hadn't noticed that it was a result of that experience and the overrated academic demands.
As I get older I am getting more comfortable in exploring my artistic side and fostering creativity . Taking this class was also a way for me to tap into that dormant energy within me and hopefully also learn of ways to help others to find it as well.