I just happened to watch a video of Sir Ken Robinson, a Creativity Expert, on the internet and I could not stop myself but write about it. I completely second his case of promoting an education system that nurtures creativity.
Education is something that interests people. It goes deep inside them, in their belief system. But encouraging creativity along with the education is also important. Children should be encouraged to find their own ways to do things, make mistakes and learn from them instead of squandering their talent. Children are more ready to take chances and this is what they should be encouraged to do. They are not frightened of “wrong” and “right”. I completely agree to his point where he quotes the example that children entering schools this year might retire by the year 2065, and nobody knows where the world will be in next five years, yet we are educating our children for such a highly unpredictable environment.
I am not saying here that the children should not be educated, but they should at the same time be encouraged to take chances and develop their potential. He also explains the hierarchy of subjects in the education system throughout the world was made only to meet the need of industrialisation. The subjects that were more important to work were ranked at the top like mathematics and these subjects govern the image of intelligence. So very true, isn’t it?
What we need to think is that, why are we so afraid of careers that are creative in nature as compared to those that are not? If you decide to be dancer, people come and make you understand that how it is not possible. But if you decide to be an architect, they come with encouraging words.
Creativity is often treated as a demon inside you and so no attention is paid to nurture it. But I think, this creativity can be nurtured by keeping the spark within, alive. No education, disappointment, failure, frustration can take away this spark. Why not maintain a balance in life, try new things, set reasonable goals and not take life too seriously…
Education is something that interests people. It goes deep inside them, in their belief system. But encouraging creativity along with the education is also important. Children should be encouraged to find their own ways to do things, make mistakes and learn from them instead of squandering their talent. Children are more ready to take chances and this is what they should be encouraged to do. They are not frightened of “wrong” and “right”. I completely agree to his point where he quotes the example that children entering schools this year might retire by the year 2065, and nobody knows where the world will be in next five years, yet we are educating our children for such a highly unpredictable environment.
I am not saying here that the children should not be educated, but they should at the same time be encouraged to take chances and develop their potential. He also explains the hierarchy of subjects in the education system throughout the world was made only to meet the need of industrialisation. The subjects that were more important to work were ranked at the top like mathematics and these subjects govern the image of intelligence. So very true, isn’t it?
What we need to think is that, why are we so afraid of careers that are creative in nature as compared to those that are not? If you decide to be dancer, people come and make you understand that how it is not possible. But if you decide to be an architect, they come with encouraging words.
Creativity is often treated as a demon inside you and so no attention is paid to nurture it. But I think, this creativity can be nurtured by keeping the spark within, alive. No education, disappointment, failure, frustration can take away this spark. Why not maintain a balance in life, try new things, set reasonable goals and not take life too seriously…
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