Do schools kill creativity?
Our society is based on a well-established system. Our life has special stages: kindergarten, school, institute, work. Education is also a complex system with certain rules.
Sometimes it seems that our life is a test. And there is no place for mistakes.
Adults afraid to make a mistake, they don’t like be risky. We always say “ a mistake” when someone does something differently, against the system.
However, sometimes “mistakes” can be just a creativity . In another word new way of solving problems.
Going deeper in roots, we may guess that our creativity “dies” at school.
Teachers often have biases against creative students, fearing that creativity in the classroom will be disruptive. They devalue creative personality attributes such as risk taking, impulsivity and independence. They inhibit creativity by focusing on the reproduction of knowledge and obedience in class.
So, on the basis of this, childish bravery and creativity are “clamped” into the framework of the system.
Even so , people have started to understand that educational system needs to be renewed.
And how can creativity be cultivated in schools ?
There are some tips:
- For instance, teachers may focus less on the reproduction of information and more on critical thinking and problem solving.
- Curate activities that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries can be organized . For example: painting murals that depict biological food chains, acting out plays about historical events, or writing poems about the Space. The world doesn’t come carved up into different subject areas. Our culture tells us these disciplinary boundaries are real and our thinking becomes trapped in them.
- Also, some lessons can be turned into challenges: students should make groups and solve the creative problems. This provides time and space to foster the forging of new connections that is so important for creativity.
All in all, the world changes. And all systems should be changed too. People need to become more openminded and creativity in school is the best way for start!
Our society is based on a well-established system. Our life has special stages: kindergarten, school, institute, work. Education is also a complex system with certain rules.
Sometimes it seems that our life is a test. And there is no place for mistakes.
Adults afraid to make a mistake, they don’t like be risky. We always say “ a mistake” when someone does something differently, against the system.
However, sometimes “mistakes” can be just a creativity . In another word new way of solving problems.
Going deeper in roots, we may guess that our creativity “dies” at school.
Teachers often have biases against creative students, fearing that creativity in the classroom will be disruptive. They devalue creative personality attributes such as risk taking, impulsivity and independence. They inhibit creativity by focusing on the reproduction of knowledge and obedience in class.
So, on the basis of this, childish bravery and creativity are “clamped” into the framework of the system.
Even so , people have started to understand that educational system needs to be renewed.
And how can creativity be cultivated in schools ?
There are some tips:
- For instance, teachers may focus less on the reproduction of information and more on critical thinking and problem solving.
- Curate activities that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries can be organized . For example: painting murals that depict biological food chains, acting out plays about historical events, or writing poems about the Space. The world doesn’t come carved up into different subject areas. Our culture tells us these disciplinary boundaries are real and our thinking becomes trapped in them.
- Also, some lessons can be turned into challenges: students should make groups and solve the creative problems. This provides time and space to foster the forging of new connections that is so important for creativity.
All in all, the world changes. And all systems should be changed too. People need to become more openminded and creativity in school is the best way for start!
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