Creativity Counts!

This post is in response to Mrs. Kallas' blog.

1. What is Creativity?

Creativity is the use of imagination or original ideas. 

2.  Why does Creativity matter in Education? Creativity matters in Education, because our future depends on it, the future students in our classroom will shape the success or failure of future generations, we need our students to "think outside the box" because we need to get the best out of them.

3. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt as if a teacher didn't let you be creative? If so, explain. I think every student has been in a situation where they felt the teacher wouldn't let them be creative, especially when you're limited when writing a paper. For example, my English teacher always limits us on how long/short an essay can be, and she always tells us what's wrong and what's right to put in a paper. In my opinion, I think you should write as much or as little as you want, and you should be able to write how you feel, and not be limited on what you can/can't say just because your teacher says it's wrong.

4. Have you ever had a teacher that let you be as creative as possible? If so, explain.  Last year I had an English teacher named Mrs. Lilley, and I absolutely LOVED her, every time she gave us a project to do she never limited us on what we could or couldn't do. Last year we read Of Mice and Men, and for my project I brought in a cake that had farm animals on it, and she told me she loved my idea! 


5.How do we fix the problem(s) described by Sir Ken Robinson? I think we need to get rid of standardized testing, so many kids feel pressured, and feel that the teacher is just teaching them certain material just so they can pass that end of the year test. Another problem he mentioned was kids who struggle with ADHD, one of my students at my field site struggles really hard to pay attention, or keeping himself occupied whenever he finishes an assignment, so I decided to go out and buy him a few things, the first thing I bought him was a tangled therapy toy, that helps with stress and will keep the student busy. The second toy I bought was a Rubix Cube, to keep the student occupied on trying to solve the puzzle.