Interesting, I caught a bit of On Point yesterday were they talked about how creativity scores in the US have been dropping since the 90's: U.S. Creativity in Question Here's Newsweek discussing the same thing The Creativity Crisis
Yes, the school system, at least in the US, emphasizes conformity and memorization over creativity or understanding. The large reason for this is that schools have to justify their budgets. Conformity and memorization can be quantifiably tested, creativity and understanding can't be tested.
People with creative minds are not stopped so easily... Are you the guy who drew in the school? in the university? if not, i think the education is not the problem here imho. I never have had artistic classes, and all my education = maths, physics & chemistry, etc. (science education, too boring) and i ended with…
I do not believe creativity is a process of genetics, it is a result of your environment. The fact is something has changed in our environment. Could it be that everyone has access to the internet, the great distractor?
Yeah I'd say it influences you a big deal, especially in when you are younger. Imagine if the first 10 years of your education is spent on teaching all the basics(english, math, psychics) but also a constant stimulation for your creativity and creative skills. I wonder where I would have been now if if I had art lessons…
I can't speak from personal experience, I grew up in the 80's so I represent the creative peak of American kids! lulz. But, much like Smilex, it isn't one specific thing but a combination of factors.
Okay, kat, then let me ask this: in modern history, have schools ever emphasized imagination over rote learning? Einstein and Edison were both born in the middle of the 1800s, a century and a half ago, and the systems they were in didn't support them. Is the thinking here that education is now even less encouraging of…
Tom, It's not about catering to specific imaginative careers, again not art for art sakes (so to speak)... it's about stimulating peoples imaginations so they can solve problems - that's what Barker was getting at. Einstein himself said "Imagination is more important the knowledge". He was on to something don't you…
@ Tom.. with the greatest respect, you're not understanding the problem, its not about 'art' for arts sake, this is about creative and abstract thinking, of finding solutions where they wouldn't be expected. Without what Robinson discusses that software engineer of yours is useless if he can't solve problems, something he…