Comments on: Do schools kill creativity? http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2007/11/20/do-schools-kill-creativity/ The certified opinions of Jonathan Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:28:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jonathan http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2007/11/20/do-schools-kill-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-6122 Jonathan Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:19:02 +0000 http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=71#comment-6122 I believe in kids doing a bit of their own learning. They still need structure, of course, but the satisfaction of figuring something out is wonderful thing. I believe in kids doing a bit of their own learning. They still need structure, of course, but the satisfaction of figuring something out is wonderful thing.

]]> By: Velda http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/2007/11/20/do-schools-kill-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-6112 Velda Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:34:03 +0000 http://bluesun7.com/jonathan/?p=71#comment-6112 I hate to admit it, but one thing I have found as a busy work-at-home-mom, is that the worse I am about running the day-to-day details for my kids, the more I just oversee what they're doing and otherwise let them do their thing, the more creative and responsible they become. They run into problems they know I'm not going to step in and solve for them, so they come up with their own solutions. I'm not saying neglect is the answer :-D But for example, I'd love to see a teacher say to the class, "Your mission is to learn to spell these words" and then lead a brainstorm, and allow the kids to choose from a few ideas and try them out (such as laying on their backs and spelling the words with their feet in the air). And then for a math project, have the kids try to figure out ways to gauge their idea's success. I hate to admit it, but one thing I have found as a busy work-at-home-mom, is that the worse I am about running the day-to-day details for my kids, the more I just oversee what they’re doing and otherwise let them do their thing, the more creative and responsible they become. They run into problems they know I’m not going to step in and solve for them, so they come up with their own solutions.

I’m not saying neglect is the answer :-D But for example, I’d love to see a teacher say to the class, “Your mission is to learn to spell these words” and then lead a brainstorm, and allow the kids to choose from a few ideas and try them out (such as laying on their backs and spelling the words with their feet in the air). And then for a math project, have the kids try to figure out ways to gauge their idea’s success.

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