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Creativity in schoolsEL ARABI Imane
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•What is creativity and why is it important•How schools kill creativity•How to promote creativity in schools
Creativity: Definition & Importance
What is the first thought
that comes to your mind
when you hear the word
« creativity »?
Ability to
imagine or
invent
something new
Having original
solutions
Making the simple,
awesomely simple
Seeing what others can’t seeTaking risks
and breaking the rules
It can be
innate or
acquired
Creativity is problem solving with relevance and novelty. It is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions.
“Without creativity, we are all less inspired, less inventive, less resourceful, less socially aware, less globally aware, less of a society… and ultimately less human”.
Nigel Carrington, vice-chancellor at the University of the Arts, London
Why do we need creativity right now?
• More people have degrees
• The creativity crisis
• Employers pick creativity over all leadership skills
How schools kill creativity
The researcher reports that the percentage of a person’s decreases as we get older:
preschoolers 9 to 12 year olds 12 to 17 year olds0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Schools force people in specific areas: At the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and at the bottom are the arts.
Standardization
Most people become spectators instead of participants
Students have become frightened of being wrong.
Education is modeled on the interest of industrialization and the image of it
They’re organized on factory lines
Ringing bells
Separate facilities
Uniforms
Separate subjects
How to promote creativity in schools
“Play to unblock human potential through all stages of life”
1-Provide a playful workspace
Play IS creativity
2- Encourage them to ask questions
“You don’t want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying”
Foster curiosity
3-Brainstorming
Brainstorming is about problem solving and generating multiple ideas, so you could apply it to a problem.
4-Encourage students to make mistakes
Lead children to activities where they are able to find out the answer through trial and error .
Conclusion
Thank you for your attention