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Do Schools Kill Creativity?

Do Schools Kill Creativity

  • Yes

    Votes: 4 36.4%

  • No

    Votes: 6 54.5%

  • Undecided

    Votes: 1 9.1%
  • Total voters
    11
Harry Guerrilla said:
If you're really really interested in this subject, I can post another video by a guy who has done experiments with child self learning.
It's fascinating and really goes well with the Ken Robinson vids.
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Any videos that bring out a different perspective on just about any subject I always find intriguing, I rarely can find good speakers/groups however.
Post away
 
DontDoIt said:
Any videos that bring out a different perspective on just about any subject I always find intriguing, I rarely can find good speakers/groups however.
Post away
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This one is absolutely amazing, especially the experiment he did, that he thought would fail.
He has a some what heavy Indian ascent but I think he's easy to understand.
 
I'm not watching a 20 minute video, so I'll just say, no, they don't, for just one example, Pink Floyd formed at school.
 
CaptainCourtesy said:
How do you figure that?
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Is forming a rock band between 4th and 6th period, probably not. :2razz:
It's also unlikely that the schools music program were champions of rock.

Edit: Also, Pink Floyd was a counter culture group, nothing screams conformity more than school.
 
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Harry Guerrilla said:
Is forming a rock band between 4th and 6th period, probably not. :2razz:
It's also unlikely that the schools music program were champions of rock.
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That doesn't denote "in spite of". It denotes that school probably had no impact on them forming Pink Floyd which I would imagine is probably true.
 
CaptainCourtesy said:
That doesn't denote "in spite of". It denotes that school probably had no impact on them forming Pink Floyd which I would imagine is probably true.
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I'm not gonna pretend that I was alive during the 50's and 60's, but I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that the school would typically not want students to form rock bands back then.

From what my parents said, schools were pretty rigid then.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
I'm not gonna pretend that I was alive during the 50's and 60's, but I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that the school would typically not want students to form rock bands back then.

From what my parents said, schools were pretty rigid then.
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You said "in spite of" Harry. That denotes that school was a deterrant. I disagree. I would imagine that some schools deterred, some encouraged (some rock artists did well and enjoyed the encouragement of their music programs), and most had no impact.
 
Bruce said:
How does that work? All the members of Pink Floyd had reached tertiary education before they formed the band, surely their creativity must have been stunted?
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You mean post secondary?

The poll question didn't say do schools stunt creativity, but I'm pretty familiar with the individual listed with the topic.

What he talks about is the fact that schools don't nurture the natural talents and creativity behind the individual students but that they take the regimented approach to education.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
You mean post secondary?

The poll question didn't say do schools stunt creativity, but I'm pretty familiar with the individual listed with the topic.

What he talks about is the fact that schools don't nurture the natural talents and creativity behind the individual students but that they take the regimented approach to education.
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You're speaking in absolutes... as does the OP. Depends on the school, the program, and the teacher.
 
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