The
question on whether creativity should be in the classroom was brought up in our
last weekend essay. Many high school subjects in our modern education system
focus primarily on rubrics and multiple choice tests, which really isn't
beneficial for the student in the future. In fact, Writer David Barboza
discusses how schools in Shanghai, China, strictly base their education and
learning to test scores, thus achieving number one in the global education
performance. But they are missing one huge component, creativity, This lack in
the ability to think critically and independently leads to the loss in
innovation which tends to come hand-in-hand with creativity. Furthermore,
innovation is essential for the growth of the individual and the nation.
In my
opinion, I think that there shouldn't be class on creativity, but rather that
every class hold some aspect of creativity. For example, maybe in history
class, students should work together to find and understand meanings and
connections within the assigned history period, rather than have the teacher
lecture on the subject for an hour, five days a week. In the end, education
should benefit the individual, not the test scores.
A large part of the issue with a lack of creativity in schools is that students are simply geared towards answering some test questions and not much else. This can condition students to fear being wrong and take fewer risks in forming fresh and original ideas. I agree with you fully in your objection to a class on creativity because it feels like that class would try to tell you something like "this is how to be creative", which could force students to follow exactly what is being said in a class that should be about not fully sticking to fixed rulesets. It would basically backfire. If students are shown creativity a little bit in every class rather than strictly taught it, students would be more likely to begin forming new and creative ideas.
ReplyDeleteCreativity does seem to be at the lowest in the hierarchical platform of education. I do agree with you on the implementation of creativity in a classroom, so that students can have some way to express themselves. Therefore, students will have a versatile experience of not just test scores, but also creativity.
ReplyDeleteLike you mentioned, I believe that the best way to improve upon the lack of creativity is to incorporate it into the class systems rather than include a class only dedicated to this. The curriculums of education should also not only focus on scores because creativity is truly something very valuable to the world and its success.
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