Technology Self-Assessment: School 2.0

A2.a. Digital-Age Learning Culture - ensure instructional innovation focused on continuous improvement of digital-age learning

NETS-Ts #1: Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity

I watched a very inspiring TED video.  The speaker was Ken Robinson.  He explained that human creativity is something that we need to nourish in our schools.  He explains that our western education system is focused only on science and math, which is only a part of intelligence.  He also makes an important point that we are having to educate children based on what we think the world will be like in the next 10, 15, 20 years.   Instead of telling children they are wrong or not doing something right we need to let them take chances and explore themselves.  They are not frightened of being wrong until we get them in the classroom.  We need to tell our children that its ok to be wrong, we are educating our children our of creativity.  Once in school they are expected to study the typical subjects like math science and history.  In those areas there is a right and a wrong, not room for abstract thought or creativity.  There is a hierarchy of subjects and the arts are at the bottom.  I would like to see drama, dance, music, art, gardening, and cooking.   With the exception of excellent teachers and schools, Ken Robinson is right, schools, are killing creativity.