In this hilarious, yet very informative TED Talks video, Sir Ken Robinson explains to his viewers how schools are killing the creativity of their students. I whole-heartedly agree with his point of view. What I found interesting from his lecture was the fact that we are all born with creativity. However, we are not encouraged to pursue these skills. Instead, core subjects like Mathematics and Language Arts take up the majority of the teaching time. As prospective educators, we can change this. Well, maybe not change the standards, but we can integrate the arts into these core subjects to allow students to use or find their talents.
Primary/Elementary teachers should always keep in mind that all students are unique and learn differently. We can help our students in their daily math classes by integrating creativity through the use of the arts. Students of all grades can use their imagination to expand their knowledge in this subject. For instance, they can create and develop questions/answers, design graphs, or explore using manipulatives to name a few. As teachers, we do not need to only make these learning experiences for our students efferent, but make them aesthetic. Our mathematics lessons should be interesting, fun, and memorable for our students.
Creativity is important. Let's encourage it, not fight it.
I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did.
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