Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Schools Vs. Creativity?
What are your thoughts regarding Sir Ken Robinson's video presentation
regarding "schools killing creativity?" In your response, please
reflect, think, ponder, question, or wonder. Please complete this
blog response after watching the video.Your response is due by 2:30p.m. the day we watch the video in class.
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I happen to really agree with what Sir Ken Robinson is saying during his video presentation. One of the examples that he included, was a story about a young girl. The young girl never listened to her teacher, but when asked to draw, she went right for it. This shows that the young girl has creativity up inside her. This is supported by the quote he said “all children are born artists.” When I really think about it, why do we spend so much time “learning” things like math and science? Why don’t we experience the world and have more fun in school? Also, a good point I saw by Sir Ken Robinson, was when he said “if you are not prepared to be wrong, then you are not capable of being creative.” I strongly agree with this statement, and I believe that school really does take away from creativity. Not just because of the long hours of learning things that (personally) I don’t enjoy doing, but because the way school is ran, the “smarter” kids who get 90% on quizzes when you get a 70% can make you feel lesser and self conscious about your ability with the given subjects. If you shout out the answer to a math question and you get it wrong in front of everyone, wouldn’t you feel as though you should not even try to answer the next question so you don’t feel embarrassed or as though people are looking down on you? I do think that school kills off creativity, because I really enjoy music and athletics, and those things are hardly incorporated into school! If I told most teachers that I wanted to be a musician, they would tell me the chances of being successful. But if I told them I want to be an engineer, they would say how good of a career that would be. In the end, I agree with Sir Ken Robinson’s points.
You’ll never be able to be creative we grow out of creativity and things like that did you what to have a thing like this hinder you or your other things and the fact that the are not trying to do new thing that they don’t know will work they do things the know that will work and things like that.you need to think about how he sence and how we interact with people and people and trying to do things is what you do not want to hear and things like you learn your own way. They learn there own way they what to do and try to do things that are trying to have other things in your life. Try to use your knowledge and creativity at the same time.
He is explaining how we are supposed to be educating kids for a future we don’t know what the future is even going to be. Being prepared to be wrong is creativity but as we get older and older, we are less prepared to be wrong. We are taught that we can’t be anything in the creative arts because it won’t get us anywhere ad that’s why subjects in the arts are seen as much lesser than any other subject. Schools now teach us that mistakes are the worst things we can make but depending on the mistake, it could be seen as creativity to someone who maybe hasn’t been educated out of it. He says professors are just living in their heads and i interpreted it as that they think that academics are the only things that matter. “People who have to move to think” They just have a different way of learning things and education is education whether it's the fine arts or math, science, and literacy. Arts are the future and we still need to educate people with these and not stress the perfection of math too much.
I like how He says that we don’t know what the world will look like in 5 years time. And kids are being taught about time in 2065. He mentions that creativity is as good as literature because being creative is a good thing and brings the mind to be better. People don’t prepare to be wrong and when they are not wrong they don't be as creative as they can be. And People said that if they are wrong they can’t learn from their mistakes and when people are wrong and they don’t want to learn from their mistakes they don’t learn at all. People teach for the jobs and getting money, but teaching dance is just as important as math. People teach for getting into a university but really people need to rethink their intelligence from getting an a to getting a job. People would learn better if their doing something while learning.
I agree with Sir Ken Robinson, because in school's they say you have to take main classes. English, Math, Science, but no one gives dance,or art as a needed class. Football games are advertised all around the school, but you don't see Art shows, or a dance. You can basically only get scholarships to college, if you have good academic grades, not based on your talents, or creativity.
I think that it can be true that we are afraid of being wrong because in a lot of my classes, hardly anyone raises their hand even though they most likely know the answer. Considering that music classes are only an elective, it shows that they are near the bottom of school’s priorities. I’ve had a teacher who told us that the main reason we take his science class is to learn about jobs. Some people aren’t smart but are really good at sports or music or art. Gillian’s story is an example of this.
I completely agree with what he is saying. Students are taught there is a right and a wrong answer, and if you get the wrong answer you fail. Academic ability is the highest ability seen by humanity, art is just second that. It’s like, if things don’t go well with academics then that is the fall back point. Kids who are right brained and more creative than logical are put in the least priority and given less chances to succeed. They are like the faulty products created in a factory line where the academic students are the goal.
I agreed with Sir Ken Robinson's video presentation. Most schools explain to children that making mistakes is wrong and teach children to strive to always be right. However he explains that being wrong is being creative, but only if you are prepared to be wrong. To me this means that if someone allows themselves to try at something but are wrong, they are being creative. He also explains how schools do not put enough time into creative thinking through things like art, music, or dance. I agree with this statement because, being a musician myself, I feel it is very important for schools to care as much about the arts as they do about academic classes. When somebody says they want to have a job in the arts many people will look down upon them and expect them to have a “educational” degree or job. However, without creative people, we would not be living in the same type of world we are living in today.
The TED talk “Schools Vs. Creativity” by Sir Ken Robinson really got me thinking. In the video, the main idea he was explaining was creativity. One of his opinions was that if you’re afraid of being wrong in something, you’re not going to be original, or creative. I really agree with this opinion, because, come to think of it, for example, when you’re drawing something, or doing an assignment, you’re afraid to do it wrong, but you may have a good idea for it. If you aren’t afraid to do something, you’ll try harder, think more on it, and be creative - mainly because, again, you’re not afraid of doing it, and you may want to do it, or enjoy doing it Also, I think his view on intelligence was extremely strong. He pointed out that the world basically looks at intelligence like this: If I’m a genius, I can go to college and graduate. If I’m a genius, I get good grades, and I’ll get a good job that pays a lot in real life. In modern times, school teach us core classes, like Math and English. But, he made a good point in the video with the story about the dancer girl, which pretty much explained that although she may not be the best in one subject, she really shines in the subject she loves. It’s interesting to see that still, 11 years after that video was made, have we really made much progress? Some schools offer more variety now, but I don’t know if it’s quite enough yet. I think we need to use the full power of our imagination and creativity to create a better future for all of us, and the future generations to come. Overall, I strongly agree with Sir Ken Robinson’s views on schools and creativity.
After watching Sir Ken Robinson's video regarding”schools killing creativity,” explains how schools no longer promote creativity, instead, they're focusing on academics. In the video, Robinson explains how the way students are taught today advocates using their education for academic purposes only, instead of using their creativity. Students are unable to be themselves and express their creativity. Robinson also adds that schools do not put enough time into creative programs such as art, music, or dance. Schools are revolving around academics instead of what other students may be talented in. Now, people wanting to pursue the arts aren’t as valued as those who may decide to approach life academically. Above all, I agree with Sir Ken Robinson’s opinions on how schools must consider creativity and not just academics.
My thoughts regarding Sir Ken Robinson’s video presentation about “school killing creativity” are that I agree. I believe that when Sir Ken Robinson said that we don’t grow out of creativity, we are educated out of it he was spot on. I think that everybody goes into school very creative and then those students are taught all the academics and the arts aren’t as appreciated as much so those creative students start to lose their creativity and don’t pay attention to it as much. I do think that arts aren’t shown as much of importance as other academic classes and I wonder why. Plenty of careers and jobs in the future revolve around arts, and there are so many students who are talented in those areas, so why are they put down and not seen as important as math or history? I think it is so important to have arts in school and I think that they should be just as important and treated the same as classes like math or history.
I agree with what the speaker talked about schools not having enough creativity. Based on past experience, schools rarely let you be different and creative. I have written many essays in English class about things I don’t care about. I think we would be a lot more successful if we could pick our own original topics. This goes back to something from the packet on how to be a good writer. It said if you’re bored, your writing will sound boring. If we’re writing about something we care about, there will be more motivation to write a really good essay. If we’re interested, our writing will sound interesting. I like to do magic, and sometimes teachers get mad just from cards sitting out on my desk. I just wish schools would allow us to be more creative and explore other talents.
I think that this TED talk was very interesting, specially because many kids do feel the way about school: school isn't about learning anymore, its about passing, and theres no more creativity, only work. hat really spoke to me the much was the bit where he talked about he dance. Dance is very important to me, and i dint know what id do without it. We can think this way about creativity in schools too. He also talked about how we always are told to only take core classes, because fun electives “wont get you anywhere”, now a days. If you had a degree 30 years ago, you had a job. But today, you need multiple degrees, undergrad degrees, etc, to even be considered for a job. Therefore, you can’t have a job in art, because no one cares. If you're not a high class doctor, lawyer, or some other successful person, you are considered worthless in the the world of jobs. Are taught creativity as kindergarteners because were kids. But has anyone ever thought about how high schoolers need creativity too?
My thoughts regarding Sir Ken Robinson’s “school’s killing creativity?” are that I agree with what he says about how schools are focusing on academics rather than on creativity. Students at school are constantly told to put their creativity away, and, for example, are given a topic to write about, or given a lab to experiment. When there is no creativity involved, students are not as passionate, and therefore may not care about what they are doing. Then, later, students are expected to figure out what they want to commit to doing for the rest of their life, however, they were never given the opportunity to find out what they are passionate about. Similarly to what Robinson talks about, students are told to put the pencil down and stop doodling, for they have to pay attention to the assignment that would most likely not impact their lives in the future.
I agree with the guy because he makes valid points about how schools are killing creativity. I think they are killing creativity because they can not plan for what is ahead but they have to plan us for that. I also think that they do not let us be creative because people are not allowed to dram in class. Saying that if you are not prepared to be wrong then you are not prepared to be creative and if you make a mistake its like killing the creativity. Then people will realize it after they are adults and by that time their creativity is already gone and you can not get it back. Some teachers with say do Math and English because it is more important and they will also say don't do music because your not going to be a musician or don't do art because u won't be a artist.
I think that the man in the TED talk is correct in his analogy. Schools did mostly prepare kids for jobs to work in factories or in an office building all over the world. They were told that making mistakes is a horrible thing to do in an office building or factory, when really the should be a learning opportunity for people to grow, because everyone makes mistakes. We were also told that we should not think art is important because we won't be an artist or a musician, and instead we should know the importance of math and English. And if someone can't stop moving in their seat there is something wrong with them and the should be put on medication when really they might need to go to a dancing school. On short schools thought people to not think about what they want to do or what they are good at but, we should let them do what they think they would be good at.
I think the teacher had a very valid point about school prepares kids for work in office buildings were you don't need imagination or creativity. We are always told that mistakes are bad and that you can't be wrong, which is the case in some jobs. In the TED Talk the teacher states that mistakes are good and can be used as a learning opportunity. Also, he states that our parents also take imagination away because if we say we want to be an astronaut nobody thinks we can, so we settle for an office job.
After watching and listening to the words of Sir Ken Robinson, I have came to the conclusion that school is a place where creativity and the arts are not mainly focused on. As we get older we most of us students will morph into people with little to none creativity. Also, not many people put themselves out there due to the fear of being incorrect. This happens because school teaches us a young age that we are supposed to not be wrong and get good grades. Each year as a child gets older the pressure of being correct and not making as many mistakes gets stronger. Eventually no one wants to raise their hand in class because of the fear of being wrong in front of other classmates and the teacher. I agree with Mr. Robinson and agree completely with all of these actions occurring.
I agree with what Sir Ken said, he said that schools tell children that making mistakes is wrong and they should always do what they can to be right. Everyone makes mistakes you just need to use them and learn from those mistakes. He said that we should prepare ourselves to be wrong. When he was growing up if you had a degree you had a job, but now we have phd’s etc. which are a lot harder to achieve. Also, he thought that schools didn’t put enough time into the creative aspects of school because we mainly focus on the academics.
I feel that school kills creativity in kids by making them do the same thing every day. Randomness is in my point of view is what makes kids, kids.
I believe that schools are so focused on the academic part of school that the creativity is dying out. It is the same thing over and over again. GO to class sit in your seat, sit, listen, and work 6 times a day. I think schools should make school a creative place.
My thoughts for Sir Ken Robinson's presentation "School kills Creativity are that he is telling the truth because school's don't focus on the arts as much as they do for the required courses like math, English, science, and history. Schools prepare you for colleges that are not for the arts and more focused on jobs that mostly on academics. The schools try to put you on the route for jobs focus on academic jobs because they don't look at jobs in the arts. They tell you that you can't do it like you are not good enough to be in the arts.
It was interesting to see how schools deal with creativity. Some schools are very creative and let you be creative but other schools are a lot more strict. It is very important for people to let out there creativity and with schools not letting people do that they quickly become depressed.
I was really touched by this talk and it opened my eyes to our education system and how it could be different. Firstly I was touched by his jokes that where great and coming from a house where both my parents are educations the jokes where even more funny. was surprised about the story of the girl and how I know there are people/kids out there like her that need special treatment to soar. This needs to be considered there is not enough emphasis in education in creative elements. This should be changed to help studies succeed in what they are good at not what they are forced into.
I thought it was amazing how he could make a solid point that was very convincing and still add in plenty of humor. It really made me want to listen to what he had to say.
I do believe that school is killing some of our creativity but it really depends on if your were proactive in school or not. I found it interesting that he said schools teach kids that being wrong is bad. It's okay to be wrong and it's a learning opportunity.
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