Our Unschooling Adventure - which officially started in Lowell in the Fall of 2005 - now continues in Berlin.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

"Do Schools Today Kill Creativity?"

That's the title of this TEDTalk by Ken RObinson. I'd go further and say that most institutions kill creativity - in fact it is their goal to kill creativity. But that is a topic for another day.

I wrote this reply in response to the video and Manisha really liked it, so here goes:
"As I see it he is pushing what unschoolers have alwayspushed - pay attention to what your kids are good at,what sparks their imagination, what piques their interests. Then make resources of all possible kindsavailable to them - people, friends, classes,materials, videos, computer games, you name it. Andthen get out of the way and watch the magic happen!

I would like to emphasize that creativity does nothappen under duress. It can only blossom with freedomand honor and trust and yes, play.

PS: As I write this, Supriya and Aseem have set up agame called Bowling Alley (which Supriya has designed)in the foyer and are having a great time playing.Supriya has made a grid on paper and is keepingscores. Aseem is winning for now. Life is beautiful. This is what Ken is talking about..."

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Manoj,

I also watched this clip and found it to be a refreshing outlook - akin to homeschooling, of course!

-Debbie

4:56 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for the link :-)

6:14 PM

 

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