Education & Creativity
by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Controversial Parenting Styles, Emotional Development, Problem Solving
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it.
Think about this: “We don’t grow into creativity, we grow out of it; actually, we get educated out of it.”
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You have no idea how strongly I feel about what this man is saying. I have been saying all this for such a long time. If I were the Minister of Education in the country where I live I would definitely implement the Arts as top of the school curriculum. I have been insisting on this all along and finally someone put all the things I believe in words!!!!
Thank you. This is so good and so true!!
I just now viewed this post and watched the video. What a wonderful speech! After reading the comments posted, I want to tell anyone who is struggling with where to send their child to school, PLEASE look into the Waldorf Schools. The Waldord School was started by Rudolf Steiner about 100 years ago.
I homeschooled my son for the first three years, and because he is so bright, he worked at a fourth grade level at age 7. We schooled in the traditional form, as far as subjects – math, language arts, science, history, then a little art and music. He hated it. It left little with which he could use his fabulous imagination.
When I started my business a year ago, I knew I needed to find somewhere for him to go. I also knew I’d never send him to public schools. I searched and searched, and couldn’t find anything suitable. I prayed for an answer, asking God to show me the way, as I was at my wits end. The next day, I was talking to a fellow homeschooler, telling her my dilemma, and she told me about the Waldorf School. We went, we saw, we enrolled.
My son has flourished under the Waldorf philosophy! It was absolutely the best thing I could have done, school-wise. They encourage creativity and imagination; they let the children be children for as long as they can. They are very spiritual, environmentally “green”, and nature loving. I firmly believe that if all our schools were Waldorf schools, we would be a lot closer to what Sir Robinson is seeking for our world.
I could go on for hours extolling the wonders of the school, but I will close with the plea that everyone at least look into the Waldorf school, and see what it’s all about. It is VERY different from what we are traditionally used to, and there is an adjustment period, but the more you learn about it, the more you will love it. The more I understand about it, the more I see that it is the right way to be instructing all children.