School Kills Creativity

Yes, our school system is based on a whole different kind of era and it is not adjusted for the kids going there. Children do not think in the terms that school teaches us to, they learn to think that way.

I watched Sir Ken Robinson on swedish television (Skavlan) today and he really inspired me. He told this story:

A little girl was in a drawing class and they normally didn't have drawing classes at the school. In this drawing class this girl that normally was paying attention wasn't and was completely absorbed in what she was doing. The teacher went over to her, she was just curious and asked: "What are you drawing?" and the little girl said: "I'm drawing a picture of God" and the teacher said: "But nobody knows what God looks like?" and the girl said: "They will in a minute."

We need to return to this creativity and the confidence that we have as children that we loose as adults.