Nets I: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Reason: My dream classroom is that of teaching a creative writing class in high school. The first nets deals with inspiring creativity, and I can apply this to my class through creative writing and getting creativity with technology. I thought that as a teacher I would like to incorporate creativity as much as I can into my classroom.
Link: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
I took the time to watch a twenty-minute video on Ken Robinson who says that schools kill creativity. The title itself got my attention so I decided to take the time to listen to him. I learned teachers are educating people out of their creativity capacities. It really did make sense because all children are born artistic or rather in my point of view able to express themselves creatively. So why is that adults can’t be any more creative as they grow up? The problem that Ken Robinson states is that as we educate ourselves we are becoming less creative. When I heard this it really saddened me because its true it is happening not all of my classmates are creative writers. So what can we do to prevent education to lessen an individual’s creativity? I learned that as teachers we need to do more than just challenge students academically. Academics are just one component in learning. The second part I feel that creativity can develop academics when we get creative with our knowledge. I like what Ken Robinson says about creativity and what we can do begins with rethinking the view of intelligence and have students take the academics and incorporate them creatively so our knowledge can be expanded revolutionized. I learned that as a teacher there is more than just preparing students for the high stakes tests, but it also shows the importance of out arts/music classes because they promote creativity in a whole different manner that brings a whole different aspect to students. Thinking creatively can be interactive for all students.
