Hello all,
Here is something for your Sunday "reading". Hopefully this will help put things in perspective the our current project. Please watch this a write a response. Post that here on my blog. Thanks!
I have seen this video many times and I love his presentation. He is very funny and also very well education. I think he is right that creativity is very important to school now and days. In all schools these days have specific subject we have to learn such as math and English and they forget about the others like dance and art. If we teach children all subjects equally, we will have more creativity. He is correct when he says that having a college degree back in the day was wonderful and you got a job. If you have a degree now, its not enough and you need to get a MA now. Its a on going education now. We the teachers need to prepare our students for the future for anything, not just math and english. Creativity is the best way do it. The more creativity, the more the children get out of it.Great video!!
I have also watched this video and love it! I feel like this subject relates a lot to me personally. When I was in elementary school I was tested into the G.A.T.E (gifted and talented education)program. This requires a series of tests and observations and based on how you score in many different areas you are placed accordingly. I scored pretty high in a couple of subjects, but I scored the highest on the "Creativity" area. Because of this I was placed into the program. This alone shows me just how important creativity is. I would'nt say I am smarter or more intelligent than the average college sophomore, however my creativity plays a big part in the way I learn and is one of my reasons for wanting to become a teacher. Therefore, I believe that because of it I am where I am at this point in my life. I am in college, i know what i want to do with my life, and I have dreams and goals and the most determination and excitement to be able to reach them. Many people lack creativity and because only a handful of people realize its importance in learning and teaching it is starting to fade away within the education system. When I finally have the opportunity to teach I plan to make creativity a big part of my classroom as a whole, and because it is one of my "talents" I presume it will be really enjoyable for not only my students but for myself as well. :)
HAHAHA this was funny and educational on creativity. I'm an artist and I agree with what he says about the level of importance being put on other areas of educational curriculum and not much importance on art, music, and dance, etc. I always said not every child is going to be a lawyer or a doctor. All people and children have a little artistic ability and need to express themselves whether in music, dance, or art. I like the way he presents his lecture with humor. Keeps you interested. This was very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
This video was extremely interesting, especially the part about making mistakes. Mistakes are always seen as a bad thing, 'failing', but who gets something right the first time everytime? Few people if any do! But once you fail, you learn what you did wrong, you try again and perhaps you succeed....or fail again. The point is, it's okay to fail, because by the time you suceed it will be well worth it. Now about the part of being creative- the video made me think of when I did an internship in a special education class. Every day the teacher would start the class by playing some music (something fun to dance to- like Michael Jackson), and then we would all dance. All of the students, the teacher, and even myself, we spent a couple mintues simply dancing- and this is how she started every single day. There is more to learning than simply sitting down and reading, or doing math, or a worksheet. If every class started their day off creatively (by dancing, or drawing, or singing), imagine what a lovely day everyone would have. So why put down creativity? We need to raise it up, make it known, and show just how important it is.
I'm glad I got a chance to see this video! It would be nice if more people thought about mistakes critically. With humor and creativity, mistakes teach us how to be better people.
I really enjoyed this presentation. I truly believe that what he was saying is applicable. It is sad to think of all the kids who have been shunned by education, and all the potential that has been stifle and silenced. With our movement towards standardized knowledge and measured forms of intelligence we are slowly killing creative minds. I think that as educators we should take what he said to heart and learn to encourage students to pursue ideas and areas in which they are passionate, even if they won't be able to get a "real" job. I especially liked the part about the stigma attached to making mistakes. It helped me to better understand the objective behind our current project.
I agree that schools do not support children who are brilliant in areas that may not be considered "academic." The good news is that in the ECME (Early Childhood Multicultural Education) program, we are taught that there are 5 selves: cognitive, social, physical, emotional, and creative; and we as teachers should include all of the selves in every lesson. Hopefully these ideas will begin to show up in the rest of school as well.
I love how he says "if your not prepared to be wrong you'll never come up with anything original" its all trial and error and when you're young you dont think about if you're right or wrong you ask questions and experiment just because you can. As you grow you become scared to ask questions, you're judged a lot of the times answering questions in class and being wrong. So people become scared to voice their opinion, and they are no longer "prepared to be wrong." I also love that he brings up kid's creativity and how as they get older it seems to fade. Creativity is not supported in school like math and english is. I've never understood how math can get you places, but dancing cant? I took a Child Development class and in that class i learned that free time for kids is when they learn the absolute most. Teachers should reflect on this and take it into consideration. It's disappointing that when a kid has "too much engery" its frowned upon and they are given drugs to help them contain they're energy. Why do we want our energetic outgoing kids to be muted?? Why would we take the life out of them? I have a hard time understanding why we would give them medication for just being themselves.
it is interesting that creativity is so marginalized in our society. it seems that our school systems are designed specifically designed to ween children away from creative endeavors. beginning in kindergarten they have much more creative activities then are provided in later years of schooling. as a society it seems that creativity is valued but is not nurtured. when people are faced with problems creative solutions are regarded quite highly, however there is little to no efforts made to develop this capacity in the process of education.
I totaly agree with him that creativity is just as important as all of the other subjects. I also agree that we never grow out of our creativity. When we are young we learn by doing an art project that goes along with the theme of whatever we learning. It seemed to help it stay with us. As we grow older we still have to do some kind of art, if it is making a modle for science or a postor for literature. It is a great way for vissual learners to learn and a great way to help keep students in touch with their creative side.
I have seen this video many times and I love his presentation. He is very funny and also very well education. I think he is right that creativity is very important to school now and days. In all schools these days have specific subject we have to learn such as math and English and they forget about the others like dance and art. If we teach children all subjects equally, we will have more creativity. He is correct when he says that having a college degree back in the day was wonderful and you got a job. If you have a degree now, its not enough and you need to get a MA now. Its a on going education now. We the teachers need to prepare our students for the future for anything, not just math and english. Creativity is the best way do it. The more creativity, the more the children get out of it.Great video!!
ReplyDelete@ Jayme - Glad you've seen this before. Thanks for the thoughtful post!
ReplyDeleteI have also watched this video and love it! I feel like this subject relates a lot to me personally. When I was in elementary school I was tested into the G.A.T.E (gifted and talented education)program. This requires a series of tests and observations and based on how you score in many different areas you are placed accordingly. I scored pretty high in a couple of subjects, but I scored the highest on the "Creativity" area. Because of this I was placed into the program. This alone shows me just how important creativity is. I would'nt say I am smarter or more intelligent than the average college sophomore, however my creativity plays a big part in the way I learn and is one of my reasons for wanting to become a teacher. Therefore, I believe that because of it I am where I am at this point in my life. I am in college, i know what i want to do with my life, and I have dreams and goals and the most determination and excitement to be able to reach them. Many people lack creativity and because only a handful of people realize its importance in learning and teaching it is starting to fade away within the education system. When I finally have the opportunity to teach I plan to make creativity a big part of my classroom as a whole, and because it is one of my "talents" I presume it will be really enjoyable for not only my students but for myself as well. :)
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA this was funny and educational on creativity. I'm an artist and I agree with what he says about the level of importance being put on other areas of educational curriculum and not much importance on art, music, and dance, etc. I always said not every child is going to be a lawyer or a doctor. All people and children have a little artistic ability and need to express themselves whether in music, dance, or art. I like the way he presents his lecture with humor. Keeps you interested. This was very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis video was extremely interesting, especially the part about making mistakes. Mistakes are always seen as a bad thing, 'failing', but who gets something right the first time everytime? Few people if any do! But once you fail, you learn what you did wrong, you try again and perhaps you succeed....or fail again. The point is, it's okay to fail, because by the time you suceed it will be well worth it. Now about the part of being creative- the video made me think of when I did an internship in a special education class. Every day the teacher would start the class by playing some music (something fun to dance to- like Michael Jackson), and then we would all dance. All of the students, the teacher, and even myself, we spent a couple mintues simply dancing- and this is how she started every single day. There is more to learning than simply sitting down and reading, or doing math, or a worksheet. If every class started their day off creatively (by dancing, or drawing, or singing), imagine what a lovely day everyone would have. So why put down creativity? We need to raise it up, make it known, and show just how important it is.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I got a chance to see this video! It would be nice if more people thought about mistakes critically. With humor and creativity, mistakes teach us how to be better people.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this presentation. I truly believe that what he was saying is applicable. It is sad to think of all the kids who have been shunned by education, and all the potential that has been stifle and silenced. With our movement towards standardized knowledge and measured forms of intelligence we are slowly killing creative minds. I think that as educators we should take what he said to heart and learn to encourage students to pursue ideas and areas in which they are passionate, even if they won't be able to get a "real" job. I especially liked the part about the stigma attached to making mistakes. It helped me to better understand the objective behind our current project.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that schools do not support children who are brilliant in areas that may not be considered "academic." The good news is that in the ECME (Early Childhood Multicultural Education) program, we are taught that there are 5 selves: cognitive, social, physical, emotional, and creative; and we as teachers should include all of the selves in every lesson. Hopefully these ideas will begin to show up in the rest of school as well.
ReplyDeleteI love how he says "if your not prepared to be wrong you'll never come up with anything original" its all trial and error and when you're young you dont think about if you're right or wrong you ask questions and experiment just because you can. As you grow you become scared to ask questions, you're judged a lot of the times answering questions in class and being wrong. So people become scared to voice their opinion, and they are no longer "prepared to be wrong." I also love that he brings up kid's creativity and how as they get older it seems to fade. Creativity is not supported in school like math and english is. I've never understood how math can get you places, but dancing cant? I took a Child Development class and in that class i learned that free time for kids is when they learn the absolute most. Teachers should reflect on this and take it into consideration. It's disappointing that when a kid has "too much engery" its frowned upon and they are given drugs to help them contain they're energy. Why do we want our energetic outgoing kids to be muted?? Why would we take the life out of them? I have a hard time understanding why we would give them medication for just being themselves.
ReplyDeleteit is interesting that creativity is so marginalized in our society. it seems that our school systems are designed specifically designed to ween children away from creative endeavors. beginning in kindergarten they have much more creative activities then are provided in later years of schooling. as a society it seems that creativity is valued but is not nurtured. when people are faced with problems creative solutions are regarded quite highly, however there is little to no efforts made to develop this capacity in the process of education.
ReplyDeleteI totaly agree with him that creativity is just as important as all of the other subjects. I also agree that we never grow out of our creativity. When we are young we learn by doing an art project that goes along with the theme of whatever we learning. It seemed to help it stay with us. As we grow older we still have to do some kind of art, if it is making a modle for science or a postor for literature. It is a great way for vissual learners to learn and a great way to help keep students in touch with their creative side.
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