Ken Robinson individual post

Ken Robinson states good points about education blocking a childs creativity. I agree with Robinson when he states that creativity in education is as important as literacy and we need to treat them with the same status. This is true because being creative in class helps students enjoy a lesson or assignment and they seem to learn quicker than just reading and writing. Also I believe when a child has a chance to be creative they fell more confident to speak up and share ideas with their classmates. Also, in the Ken Robinson video I love when he says if your not prepared to be wrong then you will never come up with anything original. This made me think of a couple of teachers I had in elementary, middle, and high school. When our class was trying to figure out something together the teacher would tell us to yell out anything even if it we thought it was wrong or right. Then from there we would make the wrong information understandable and connect it with what was right. As a kid I thought class times like these were fun because everyone got to speak, share thoughts, make learning memorable, and no one was afraid of being wrong. Later on, when I become an educator I want to let my students know that being wrong is nothing to be embarrassed of because you can always make it right. Also Ken Robinson has made me rethink how I want to set my class environment for my students that I will be teaching in the future. Reason I am changing is because our society really does put math first and the arts last. This is not right because every subject is equal and we need to have an equal knowledge about everything. I aslo agree with Robinson that academic ability has come to dominate our view of intelligence. I believe this is true because as a society we would think the scientist, historian, or mathemetician is more intelligent than a veterinarian, ballerina, chef, or some type of artist. In my class I would incorporate music, drawing, painting, photography, building, and different computer programs with science, math, reading, and writing. I believe this would help each child flourish differently and learn in their own way about a lesson because each person is different and we have many learning styles. When I teach I am excited to break the old habit of a quiet traditional classroom with books and constant writing. Educators nowadays need to understand that if a child is moving around and being disruptive it does not mean they cannot learn or that they have ADHD. It means that the lesson should have some creativity and hands on work for the students to do besides sitting and listening for hours. Therefore I agree with Ken Robinson that we need to see creative capacities for the richness they are. I believe being creative with any of the arts in the classroom really does make learning memorable, helps students focus, and the students enjoy coming to class.