We watched a video of Mr. Ken Robinson speaking about education and the death of creativity. That is a scary thought isn't it, "the death of creativity"? Creativity is what brought us the computer, the car, the watch even the someone suicidal practice of skydiving. I mean who wants to jump out of a plane thousands of feet above the earth with only a parachute to slow their fall. I may be fun for some people but I fully plan on keeping all my hands and feet inside the plane. Ok I'm going to focus now.
The question he asked is what makes a good education and I think I actually know how to answer it, no thanks to my education. A good education is one that focuses on thee student, their strengths and weaknesses. When a person is allowed to flourish and develop their passion for art, music or history, maybe even math their education as a whole will succeed. I've seen this in myself. When I took a creative writing class, it was like treating my mind with super food. All day, every day I was writing stories and poetry. Most of it wasn't even for class. I simply needed to write. By writing I could explain my problems as someone else's problem. Creativity provides an outlet for the student which is very effective at preventing emotional meltdowns. They are a common side effect of a high school education.
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