Teaching in Schools and Creativity of Students
While we appreciate the major strides made in the growth and development of educational standards in United States, there seems to be a glaring disparity between theoretical and practical work that students learn in both public and private schools.
One important area of concern is the teaching of art subjects that definitely demand more practical lessons than theory. The education system has resorted to value creation in academic tests and scores with impressive GPA in total disregard of the creativity potential of learners.
Needless to say, creativity among students can only be nurtured in an environment where both theory and practical work are fairly integrated in the course of learning. This essay explores how full time teaching has suffocated the creativity of students in learning institutions.
As it is common with all scientific related subjects, most intriguing problems are usually solved practically in laboratories through rigorous experiments. It is also appreciated that science related subjects may not be fully understood whenever practical sessions that enhance creativity are not made part and parcel of the learning objectives (Craft 147-148).
Indeed, students in various grades of schooling tend to develop affinity and interest whenever they are exposed to realistic learning environments where they can exercise their free will, ability to think and make decisions independently as well as the liberty to experiment with nature and possibly make āmistakesā.
Should this be anything to go by, then it implies that too much feeding of theory based content to students is a clear recipe for gagging an individualās ability to think and act without external influence.
Worse still, the fact that learners are overfed with old academic content means it will be cumbersome to harness the development of creative and thoughtful ideas from young minds. Unfortunately, this is a common trend in the teaching and delivery of art-based subjects that do not require well set up laboratories for performing experiments and deducing results.












