I am somewhat obsessed with TED Talks. I loved them before, but now that I found a TED iPhone app and I am Obsessed with a capital O. Ken Robinson gave a wonderful talk on our educational system killing creativity. It’s not a new one, but I have watched it several times and each time I am inspired to keep art and creative purpose in my children’s life. My oldest is 13 this summer and hasn’t had an art class in school since kindergarten. They had art “time” a few times a week in early elementary but that was all. Parker has always been a free thinking, out side of the box kind of kid, but unfortunately this kind of thinking doesn’t comply with the answers on a standardized test. I am deeply saddened by this and an thoroughly disappointed in this substandard. My youngest is only 4months old, and already I am questioning whether a public school education will provide the type of learning I want him to have. At this point, I am inclined to think not. What a world we will live in when creative thinking is not allowed. I shiver with fear.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
Nice post about creativity for all creative children, it helps a lot in how to guide our child’s in their creativity stage. hope to see more soon, Thanks!