Ken+Robinson+on+Do+Schools+Kill+Creativity

Do schools kill creativity? http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

After listening to Ken Robinson's piece please respond to the inquiry questions below. Begin by writing the names in your group in bold and then copy and paste the inquiry questions below before responding to each question.

Inquiry questions:

1. What is the purpose of this model of schooling? 2. What does the physical space look like? Describe the school setting, what does this tell us about what matters? What is valued in this form of schooling? 3. What is the curriculum? What is worth knowing? What is not valued? 4. How is success determined in this form of schooling?


 * Zoe, Natalie, Gabrie, and Michael**

1. What is the purpose of this model of schooling?

-It allows students to actually pursue, and find what they are good at. It allows creativity, and originality, and doesn't spoil this through over educating.

2. What does the physical space look like? Describe the school setting, what does this tell us about what matters? What is valued in this form of schooling?

-What matters is allowing people express their inner nature, or what they were meant to do. This way, people can actually come up with brilliant ideas, and be original, because they aren't afraid to be wrong, or to be told what to do. Schools however, are, in a way, ruining that creativity, and originality, because they just force whatever the school curriculum says to learn, yet try to cram all these things in, without ever letting for creativity in any other subjects.

3. What is the curriculum? What is worth knowing? What is not valued?

-Math, Science, and Humanities are at the top. Other subjects, such as sports, drama, dance, music or art are not focused on as much, because they are though to be not as important, and can't get people jobs. However, now, the standards are raised. Before, a bachelor degree could guarantee you a job. Now however, to meet our ever growing population, and increased levels of tchnology, what used to be a bachelor standard job could now be a master degree, or phd degree requirement! This is just basically happening because we are growing everyday, (as a city, country, etc.) so, society standards, in terms of education, and getting a job, are growing.

4. How is success determined in this form of schooling?

-Success is basically being smarter, and having a higher level of education than others. Success, however, is not based on someone's sports, or other arts skills, but mainly on the "main topics"; math, science, and humanities.


 * Ryan Sabrina Devon

jot notes: ** -we are running national education systems where being wrong is the worst thing you can do -if you are afraid of bering wrong than you cant come up with anything creative -everybody has an interest in education -education goes deep in people like religion -education helps you into a future you can't grasp -kids have a fascination for innovation -creativity should be treated with the same status as literature -kids aren't frightened of being wrong -most kids lose the capacity of being wrong -every system of education has math on top and the arts on bottom -the reason for school is for people to become professors -all schools came in to help out the industrial system

-intelligence is dynamic, diverse and distinct -adopt a new conception of human ecology

-using technology can make learning more meaningful because you can get information so quickly. outdoor education helps us learn outside of the classroom and go out to the real world.

I think school is used so that you are ready to work for a company. also this is a good thing because if we don't prepare for what happens after school then we will not get a good job.

How are schools killing creativity? conformed -forced to learn things -not much choice how can it be changed? allow full control over classes you take -more art programs what does a creative school look like? -every room is dedicated to a type of art form -more involved in the community (go to film festivals, host film festivals) -more freedom over what we do when it comes to projects -more school spirit -no pants day -pyjama weak

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To allow students to become more creative and not have as much isolation. Allowing students to think diffrerently. The school could be based on art because art has creativity. This would help allow students to enroll in what they would like to become.======

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It wouldn’t be western schools style, there won’t have students in rows and the teacher in front. There would also be looks of windows to allow students to see the outside. Looking outside, would allow the students to become more creative.======