“I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school nowadays, and have things arranged for them, that they seem so forlornly unable to produce their own ideas.” ~
CREATIVITY – Depending on your experience at school or your perspective as a teacher the relevance of this statement in todays world of education is up for debate. If we were to ask the pupils for thier opinions, I am sure they would reflect both. I know that I have used the argument about teaching towards the test and how it stifles creativity, therefore limiting creativity to Key Stage 3.
An illustration – this was recently driven home to me when I was recomended a blog from a teacher in Australia, in her about me section Miriam Tanti describes a funnel and a whiteboard marker to describe the squeeze on creativity and Big Thinking. This really struck a cord with me and in my new role as leader of Enquiry Based Learning is something I am keen to explore.
So Mrs Christie, I would like to say that there is a growing movement of thinking and learning that confine your observation firmly into the historical fiction books.
