Imagine a generation where creativity disappeared from the minds of the young, where new ideas are nearly erased from existence, where a spirited generation full of brilliant colors is dulled to a dreary black and white. Sadly, that is this generation. Furthermore, the school systems are beginning to strip away any creativity and love of learning that students may have. Now students regurgitate material at hand and do not engage in the deeper part of thinking. From personal experience, many peers can explain in depth the reality of the boredom for academics in the school system. Most students who use to love attending school now dread the first bell in the morning; in fact, many teachers feel the same. Now is the time to put creativity back
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Most people were given the capability to succeed in their own area of expertise; however, that does not mean everyone 's success is the same. When humans find something to indulge in or something of great passion, most strive to do the best they can in the subject. Bringing back creativity in the school setting would allow a broader spectrum of learning methods for students to grasp knowledge from, thus engaging those who have different learning styles. These students tend to have a higher outcome. The problem with this fact is, not every student can find the way that best fits them. With how the school systems are turning, student grades are more dependent on tests than any other category of work. This leads to the conclusion that students who are not good test takers are destined to fail; on the other hand, students may do great on their homework or other projects, but in most schools homework does not even count as a grade. What this all boils down to is that without a different perspective on how kids are to be graded or taught, students will have lost interest in school work. They feel that since the tests are not their learning style, then failure is their only option. Here’s a statistic: 36.6 percent of student drop-outs are because they simply do not like school (J). Let’s repeat that. Students drop out and risk the possibility of destroying their future because they simply do not …show more content…
They may also challenge that creativity will not prepare students for college and future employment. Not every student’s forté is going to be making a poster on cellular respiration, but that is the phenomenal thing about a creative classroom. Students would have a variety of options best fit for them and what works for their learning style. Yes, students will have to continue to take tests in college, but this jump to a creative classroom does not mean no test allowed. It means that school systems would minimize inconvenient tests that only take time out of the classroom; and furthermore, remove the favorite part of a teacher 's day . . . teaching! In addition, when it is time for a college graduate to start their career path they do not take a test, and if they have an obstacle they still do not test to find a solution, they problem solve. To put children in a creative class does not only give them problem solving skills; in essence, it gives them a better start going into the workplace and going out in the real
Most people were given the capability to succeed in their own area of expertise; however, that does not mean everyone 's success is the same. When humans find something to indulge in or something of great passion, most strive to do the best they can in the subject. Bringing back creativity in the school setting would allow a broader spectrum of learning methods for students to grasp knowledge from, thus engaging those who have different learning styles. These students tend to have a higher outcome. The problem with this fact is, not every student can find the way that best fits them. With how the school systems are turning, student grades are more dependent on tests than any other category of work. This leads to the conclusion that students who are not good test takers are destined to fail; on the other hand, students may do great on their homework or other projects, but in most schools homework does not even count as a grade. What this all boils down to is that without a different perspective on how kids are to be graded or taught, students will have lost interest in school work. They feel that since the tests are not their learning style, then failure is their only option. Here’s a statistic: 36.6 percent of student drop-outs are because they simply do not like school (J). Let’s repeat that. Students drop out and risk the possibility of destroying their future because they simply do not …show more content…
They may also challenge that creativity will not prepare students for college and future employment. Not every student’s forté is going to be making a poster on cellular respiration, but that is the phenomenal thing about a creative classroom. Students would have a variety of options best fit for them and what works for their learning style. Yes, students will have to continue to take tests in college, but this jump to a creative classroom does not mean no test allowed. It means that school systems would minimize inconvenient tests that only take time out of the classroom; and furthermore, remove the favorite part of a teacher 's day . . . teaching! In addition, when it is time for a college graduate to start their career path they do not take a test, and if they have an obstacle they still do not test to find a solution, they problem solve. To put children in a creative class does not only give them problem solving skills; in essence, it gives them a better start going into the workplace and going out in the real