Creativity

For this assignment, I was required to view a video concerning the lack of creativity in our education system.   Sir Ken Robinson did an excellent job in defining the lack of creativity that is found in the classroom of today.  Even though this video is now 7 years old, I can relate to what he was saying.   As a teacher of today, we do discourage creativity from our students.  We expect them to act, talk, and learn within the norms of everyone around them.   If they’re fidgety—we medicate them in order to control them; if they’re legarthic—we medicate them in order for them to keep up.  We stifle the artists, musicians, dancers, problem-solvers, and comedians---all because we are taught that the classroom is designed only for learning.  Simply put, “We get educated out of creativity.”  I find myself saddened by this unrealistic scenario in which I am in.  As a teacher, I consider myself different than most because I encourage each student’s creativity, I encourage my students to express what they’re thinking and why, I encourage them to tell me ways in which I can make their learning easier.  When you really think about it, this creativity is almost like differentiating—keeping the content but adjusting the presentation, right?  This age of technology that we find ourselves in, in my opinion, only inspires me to add more creativity to teaching my students, so YES, it is a major impact in my classroom.