2011년 3월 13일 일요일

CR#3. Education Kills Creativity

     Lots of students in Korea grumble that the school education is ruining them. They always complain that the school is teaching them stuff that they do not need in the future. They always think that they will be able to do well even without the school education. I used to think that way, too. I thought that the overall education of public schools restrict my abilities-which can be considered creativity. However, I learned in KMLA, to think in a different perspective. Education is crucial in raising creativity.
     Even though you might think that you do not need math skills to excel in playing guitar, it is not true. Creativity does not come from bare ground. Let's think. Consider Thomas Edison. He is thought as the icon of creativity. He came up with various sorts of inventions and provided the world with convinience. However, was he uneducated? Hard to say yes. Even though he did drop out of school, he learned scientific knowledge thorugh countless experiments. Creativity of Edison did not pop out like what many people want these days.
     Yes, learning things you don't like can be very irritating. However, I say that those things you learn now will help someday in the future. Those knowledge will become stepping stones for you to enlarge your skills.

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  1. A little skimpy this time - but good arguments. You could have expanded more on your KMLA experience, as I'm interested in your creative opinions.

    I agree with your holistic view - there is math in everything - and whoever says math is not creative doesn't know what math is. Geniuses are those who find creativity in the most mundane things - indeed even an apple falling from a tree or a piece of moldy bread in a petri dish. It's not just art, music, dance.

    Try to write a bit more next time.

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