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Do Schools Kill Creativity?


This video presents Sir Kenneth Robinson as he discusses three themes:
  • The extraordinary evidence of human creativity
  • The unpredictability of the future
  • The universal interest in education
"Creativity is as important in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status."

"All Children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artists as we grow up."

The purpose of showing this video is to create consensus about the importance of teaching dance. Thus, the students watched the video and then discussed the main ideas shared by Robinson. Then, they wrote on their journals their own ideas and how these ideas influenced the way they think about dance and dance education. 

Entries

"The benefits of dance should not be overlooked in schools and hopefully it will be a subject like math or biology." Adriana Bevilacqua

"As a future parent, I also want my future child to feel comfortable to express his/her creativity." JennyDavis

"I believe dance should be free, not a specific way of movement, but just movement." Saskia St. Lot

"I want to provide my kids with a chance to feel free to be creative." Camilla Chediak

"Dance can actually help people with school work , if you let it." Ellen Mitchell

"Parents, educators, and students need to collaborate in order to usher in a new wave of education in which creativity isn't a luxury only afforded to the wealthy." Jasmyne Yeldell

"With this method of teaching, I not only hope that his mind would continue growing in this way, but also allow him to continue being himself." Jordan Rezman

"Lots of colours! Colors! Changing themes every month... I wish I had more of these opportunities when I was younger." Kyla Samuels-Stewart

"The individual hwo cared so much about his student that he realized her true potential in life ." Reese Haire

"I do believe we were not meant to be sit in a chair all day." Keiko Shivers

"Dance could also let me be more condiment in my living." Joe Nie Jinghua

"I would try implementing some academic classroom techniques into my dance class." Patricia Victor

"We are trained to think in a certain way and any deviation from the norm is looked down upon." Briana Earhart

"I believe dance should be taught in every school, at all ages (k-12)." Rawan Alhayer

"Teaching the art of dance is a beautiful thing that should be passed on for future generations and beyond."Ruqayah Abdullah

"Creativity can be really important for students and can significantly impact a school system in positive ways." Angel Nieves

"Debemos apoyar a las siguientes generaciones en seguir siendo ninos, sin perder esa creatividad y poder desarrollarla hasta donde mas puedan." We should support future generations to continue being children, without losing creativity and be able to develop it to the maximum extent possible. Sara Valbuena

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