Creativity Class

First and for most, I want to say that the hard work you put into our education system is really appreciated. On that note, there’s something that should be discussed and have attention brought to it. This prevailing topic that has filled society with buzzing questions and concerns has really made an outbreak, the creation of a class with creativity as its curriculum is beginning to pop up in the minds of the board across the nation. Known as the “Creativity Crisis” this phenomenon has really called the attention of many because creativity is being tested now and the results aren’t really pleasing due to the fact that our youth’s creativity has shown a decline. With that being said, I do believe that our schools are lacking the opportunity for students to fully show what they’re capable of. In order to fix this problem I’d …show more content…
This poll conducted by Bronson and Merryman really illustrates the need for creativity. Others argue that if creativity is so unique then how can it be measured or given a grade if in the end it is still a class. Well, the class necessarily doesn’t need to grade the creativity but the effort put in to what a student works on or participation in different activities. Another common argument is that what would be the purpose of creating a specific class to enhance creativity if the rest of the child’s classes are cancelling it out by continuing to conduct “standardized” tests and uniform thinking? This is very true, but by allowing students to practice it in one class they can learn to keep it even after various other classes seem to reject it. Similar to how they need to stand up to their own beliefs in life when society does not agree with