Creativity in Education

For part of the Interactive Arts course we are writing an extended essay on a topic of our choice. I have chosen to do my essay on creativity in education. This is because I am interested in this subject and feel it will benefit me in my future teaching vocation.

I have been researching into creativity in education and how it is stifled in schools. A public speaker that I find interesting is Ken Robinson. He argues that schools kill creativity and challenges the way we are educating children.

Here is a link to Ken Robinson's talks:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

I have found several newspaper articles that talk about creativity in education. Links on these are:


'Fertile minds need feeding' http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/10/teaching-sats

'Creative projects in schools are threatened by funding cuts'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/sep/14/creative-partnerships-schools-funding

'School test mania 'killing creativity' pupils'
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/school-test-mania-killing-creativity-pupils-1106482.html

'Students stifled by lack of creativity in schools'
http://www.gailkonopbaker.com/pdf/stifling.pdf

Other information I have found that I will be using in my essay are:


'Valedictorian speaks out against schooling in graduation speech'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M4tdMsg3ts

BBC News 'Bringing creativity to the classroom'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3717310.stm

National Curriculum-Creativity
http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/

TES magazine-Creativity
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=391296


Public speaker David Peat on creativity and education
http://www.fdavidpeat.com/bibliography/essays/dempsey.htm


Newsweek-The creativity Crisis
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html

Books I have been reading on creativity:

Anna Craft, Creativity in Schools: Tensions and Dilemmas
Anna Craft, Creativity in Education
A Cropley, Creativity in Education and Learning
Ken Robinson, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be creativity


Reports written on creativity in education:

Creativity, Culture and Education 'The Cost and Benefits of Creative Partnerships'
National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education 'All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education'