In his TED talk, British author Sir Ken Robinson considers education and its undermining of creativity and originality in children. Through his humorous and engaging stories he explains that as a child grows, he becomes less and less creative and original due to the fear of being "wrong". Robinson urges those involved in education to give greater emphasis on the creative arts such as drama and dance.
I agree with Robinson in that other subjects should not automatically be given a higher status than creative arts. Creativity will most certainly become increasingly important in the future. Progress has always required creativity -- people who can invent, design, and think "big-picture"-- and it will most certainly in the future as things only are becoming more advanced and complicated. In my opinion, students need to be encouraged in all areas of education so they can determine where there own skills lie.
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