Curiosity and creativity are two essential skills that young children have. In classrooms, creativity is not used because teachers only go by what's on the curriculum, which is the main reason why creativity is forgotten. Creativity is the last thing the teachers are worried about. I strongly believe that creativity is not getting any attention in the classrooms.The creativity of children can be used in any subject.
I do not believe that schools intended to destroy the creativity and curiosity of children on purpose. I strongly believe that schools and teachers put so much more focus on teaching the students what they need to learn that curiosity and creativity is not important to them. When a child is in kindergarten, the child does not know what shy means. As the children become older, they become more restrained to talking loud in class.Another belief that kills the creativity of students is the grading system. For some children, taking tests can be stressful, which will result in the children not performing as well on the test. If the children receive a bad test grade, they can become easily sad, and have the feeling they failed. Most teachers often use different projects for the children to express themselves.
I have a strong feeling that schools are the main source of why children lost their curiosity. If teachers are in the front of their classes, giving them information needed for a test,why would the children opted into learning anything else? This viewpoint is how the majority of students think. When students think this way, there is no incentive to be curious for the students to learn on their own. Teachers should create their tests based on what they teach instead of trying to figure out what to teach.Class discussions should be added as well to get viewpoints of other students. If a student has a question, the teacher should tell the student to research the question, and bring the answer to the question on the next day. A curriculum should be create to motivate the curiosity of the students. The curriculum should have activities that requires the students to draw and/or color, and writing activities as well. For example, if the students are learning about American Indians in history, imagine yourself as an American Indian chief, and describe how a typical day would go on. This kind of an assignment will bring out the creativity in students,which makes them think about what they are learning. Teachers can contribute to the curiosity and the creativity of their students by engaging their students to think outside the box.
Who is Elli???
Elspeth was born and raised in Colorado.
Her hobbies include playing sports like tennis and hiking.
She is the writer of a website known as GoodMeasures.net.
