Ken Robinson talks about how kids today get educated out of creativity. Creativity is such an important part of the mind. I think that any art student, or really any student can back up that statement. One quote that he says is how "everyone is born an artist, but the trick is not growing out of it as we get older". A lot of students get "educated" out of their creativity because they do not get as much schooling in the arts as other subjects such as math or science. He makes a good point about how arts are always put at the bottom in almost every education system in the world. Why not teach dance as much as math? What makes math more important than dance?
In reality, all subjects should be integrated easier because when you think about it, they all involve some sort of creativity--not just the arts. Math, english, and even science are also used in art. I think that schools need to encourage kids to be more creative no matter what the subject is. If every child is born an artist, that creativity is something that should be expanded upon, not something to be taken away from. Ken really tries to get this point across in his lecture. There needs to be some sort of balance between education and creativity and that is something more schools should focus on.
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