Journal #2: School 2.0 Reflection Tool

I decided to investigate NETS-Ts 1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity because it revolves around creativity. As an educator creativity is a key component within the classroom. Experiencing first hand how teachers lose their creative side really hinders the classroom atmosphere.Having reviewed the resources given I could not pass up watching the video "Creativity and Schools" by Sir Ken Robinson. "Creativity is as important as literature!" This is one Sir Ken Robinson's opening lines. He talks about how kids take chances and are not afraid to be wrong. This allows them to be creative. As they get older they become afraid of making mistakes or being wrong because we are educating them to be afraid, being afraid to be creative. Because around the world we have placed more importance on mathematics and humanities then arts as lead to more people graduating from a university in history. Now instead of graduate students receiving jobs after college they are returning home needing to receive a Masters in order to succeed in the work force. Sir Ken Robinson is not only funny but he brings up great arguments as to why we are killing creativity within our classroom and education systems.