Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson makes a very good point. Mainly stating, "As educators we need to rethink the fundamental principles in which we are educating our children." It is true that children are steered away from the things they love to do. They are pushed to only excell in the subjects that limit use of natural talents. Instead we find it more important to give students numerous facts to remember rather than inspiring more creativity.
Nurturing a child's creative side will only give them the courage to try a more hands on approach with things. I said this in my last blog, "Children spend all of their spare time watching reality tv and video games." This problem is not just within our educating systems, but also the way our children are being disciplined. I will also quote Picasso, "All children are born artists."


http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html